LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Late Coxswain Eric Pengilly of Sennen Cove Awarded the Silver Medal for Gallantry for the Service to Union Crystal
The late Coxswain Eric Pengilly of Sennen Cove, awarded the silver medal for gallantry for the sen-ice to Union Crystal.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Captain William Roberts
CAPTAIN" WILLIAM ROHEKTS. who died on the 5th of December, 1956, at the age of 76, was formerly second coxswain of the Moclfre life-boat and the winner of the Institution's highest award, the gold medal. This was for a service...
Category: Obituaries
Bose
HONOURED BY FORBES ASAP for CHANGING THE WORLD.
Fortes ASAP magazine rates the Bose" Wave* radio right up there with the light bulb, the compact disc and the telephone. Only tilK-en inventions made their exclusive...
Category: Advertisement
Inshore Rescue Boats on Service
From ist April to 30th June, 1964, inshore rescue boats were launched on service 76 times. On nine occasions—described in chronological order below—they were able to rescue people in difficulties.
Walmer, Kent. At 4.14...
Category: Services
Eastney's Two Ilbs on Exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (l) Crewed By (I to R) Helmsman William Hawkins Dennis Faro and Kenneth George With Operational Swim
Eastney's two ILBs on exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (/.) crewed by (I. to r.) Helmsman William Hawkins, Dennis Faro and Kenneth George with Operational Swimmer Colin Beeston, and D Class ILB crewed by Stephen Alexander and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
CATAMARAN CATASTROPHE
A collision in the English Channel becomes a challenging rescue for Dungeness RNLI
4.10am. Wednesday 8 August. Full-time Coxswain Stuart Adams is woken by his pager. There has been a collision in the English Channel and...
Category: Articles
Ingrid II and Thelas
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — About 3.45 on the afternoon of the 26th of August, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a yacht was flying a distress signal near Holland Point. At 4.15 the life- boat Edward Z. Dresden was...
Flower of Ross
HOLY ISLAND.—On the night of the 6th November a tar barrel was seen burning near the shore opposite Ross Links. The wind was blowing •with, almost hurricane force from S. by E., rain and sleet were falling, and the night was intensely...
Valiant
Anstruther, Fife - At 3.12 p.m. on 20th May, 1967, news was received that a yacht had been seen flying distress signals off Fifeness. The life-boat The Doctors was launched at 3.30 in a fresh west south westerly wind and a rough sea. It was...
The Iron Ship Loch Shiel
ANGLE, MILFORD HAVEN.— The fullrigged iron ship Loch Shiel, of and from Glasgow, bound for Adelaide and Melbourne, with a general cargo of about 1,600 tons, stranded on Thorn Island, at the entrance to Milford Haven, in a heavy sea on the...