LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Moira
TOWED SAFELY Seaham, Co. Durham. At 5.23 p.m.
on yth June, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a fishing coble about 11 miles off the pier was lying broadside to a moderate sea and a fresh westerly breeze....
A. Andess
ENGINE FAILED At 5.50 p.m. on 2nd August, 1964, the harbour pilots informed the coxswain that the cabin cruiser A. Andess had radioed for assistance from a position 2| miles north of Hartlepool. There was a light north-easterly breeze with a...
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PATIENT'S URGENT NEED At 2.40 p.m. on 2nd August, 1964, a local doctor told the honorary secretary that a patient urgently needed an operation at a mainland hospital. The weather was too poor for the air ambulance service to operate...
Queen Alexandra
ENGINE FAILED Workington, Cumberland. At 6.3 a.m. on 2nd November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen one mile off Workington.
There was a gentle north-easterly breeze with a...
C.A.V. Ltd
Chosen for reliability LUCAS The 70 ft boats for the RNLI are each fitted with two 7-inch alternators and control equipment screened and suppressed to comply with BS 1597/1963.
Lucas and CAV supply a full range of...
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Rapparee
Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork - At 8.40 p.m. on 2ist June, 1967, it was learned that the motor launch Rapparee had developed engine trouble and could not be contacted. The life-boat Sir Arthur Rose slipped her moorings at 8.50 in a fresh breeze...
Cover Picture
Exercises at sea are part of the regular routine of every lifeboat station. On exercise the crew can familiarise themselves with the boat and with her lifesaving equipment, and, as a team, practise manoeuvres which, on service, may have to... - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings
Coxswain Joe Martin of Hastings was awarded his town's highest honour when, on October 31, 1984, at a civic ceremony he was presented with The Order of 1066.
Mayor of Hastings, Councillor R. Saunders, praised Joe... - View image in PDF
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The Chemical Tanker E.C.E.
Channel Island collision Alderney's Trent class Roy Barker I and St Peter Port's Severn class Spirit of Guernsey attended in the early hours of 31 January 2006 after chemical tanker fCf collided with the bulk carrier Crot-Rowecki....
Vintage Occasion
Vintage occasion The Belton and O'Neill families from Oxted, Surrey have entered the Beaulieu and Weymouth vintage car rally for the last six years. This is put on by the Wimborne branch of the RNLI and organised by the National... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs