LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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DOCTOR ON BOARD At i p.m. on 28th February, 1964, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a seriously ill patient needed immediate hospital treatment. There was a strong south-westerly breeze with a moderate sea, and the tide was...
A Dinghy (2)
SWEPT OUT TO SEA At 1.20 p.m. on 24th August, 1964, the local police told the honorary secretary that four youths had been swept out to sea in a small dinghy when their engine had failed. One of the youths swam ashore when the dinghy was by...
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SERVICES REQUESTED At 12.15 p.m. on 22nd March, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had a patient with suspected appendicitis, and requested the services of the life-boat. The mail steamer bound for Galway would be...
Violet Sinclair
Barmouth, Merionethshire. At 12.22 p.m. on I3th August, 1965, two red flares were fired from a motor boat about one mile north of Llwyngwril. The lifeboat The Chieftain was launched at 12.30 in a fresh to strong easterly wind and a choppy...
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Galway Bay. At 9.15 p.m. on iyth January, 1966, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he needed the life-boat's assistance to convey a badly injured man to the mainland. The lifeboat Mabel Marion Thompson left at 10 with...
A Canoe (1)
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight- At 11.10 a.m. on 2nd April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a canoe had capsized near ScratchelPs Bay.
The two crew members, who were clinging to the canoe, were being...
Gordon Peters and Ray Chapman
Eight years worth of beard was shaved off Gordon Peters and Ray Chapman in front of a large crowd at the Country House Hotel in Ellacombe, Torquay, by local hairdresser Steve Siampourou. The reason was that £231 had been offered for the... - View image in PDF
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West Kilbride and Seamill Branch
How to keep dry and keep raising money at Scottish open air events.
West Kilbride and Seamill branch use a standard canvas extension attached to a caravanette when they go out to sell souvenirs. The branch is only three... - View image in PDF
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A Class of Its Own
A class of its own John Long recently retired as second coxswain of the Barrow lifeboat. In order to relieve his withdrawal symptoms, the crew built him his own 'lifeboat' as a retirement present.
John discovered... - View image in PDF
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Sea Festival
Arbroath Sea Fest held over 16 and 17 August 1997 proved to be a huge success for RNLI fundraisers - donations totalled £1.300, with the sales outlet raising £550.
The glorious weather attracted some 10,000 people... - View image in PDF
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