LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Michael Harrington, of Bal- timore. He first joined the Baltimore crew in 1943 and was second coxswain from 1945 to 1950. He was appointed coxswain on the 1st of April, 1950.

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The British steamer Magdapur sunk by enemy action off' Aldeburgh, Suffolk, on September 10, 1939. It mix the first wartime service carried out by the RNLI. The photograph was taken by the then motor mechanic of the local... - View image in PDF

CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat Establishment at this new and rising watering-place on the coast of Essex— the local residents being very desirous to AND NEW LIFE-BOATS.

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"AND there is no more sea." Heart of my heart 1 All is alike to thee Where thou art.

But storms down here below Are just the same, And God will let thee know That the old name Is working bravely still— Doing its...

Coxswain's Thank-you Having been persuaded to be involved in the RNLI Christmas Appeal letter, I was overwhelmed with the amazing response - which resulted in donations totalling £400,000.

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Walmer, Kent.—At 7.34 in the morn- ing of the 4th of September, 1951, the East Goodwin Lightvessel wire- lessed that the crew of three of the motor yacht Buccaboo, one of them injured, had made fast to the light- vessel in the yacht's...

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.10 A.M. on the 15th September, 1938, the coastguard reported a vessel aground on Newcome Sands. The motor life-boat Agnes Cross was launched at 4.40 A.M.

A strong N.E. breeze was blowing, and the...

MUDEFORD inshore rescue boat and a R.A.F. helicopter were called out on I9th July to search for two aqualung divers who had failed to surface after diving between the Groyne, Hengistbury Head, and Christchurch Ledge buoy. The divers were...