LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

SEPTEMBER 29TH. - BALTIMORE, CO. CORK. At 8.30 P . M . the owner of the Skibbereen motor fishing boat Safe Return reported that his boat, with a crew of three, was five hours overdue, and the motor lifeboat Shamrock was launched at 9.5 P.M....

FAI.MOUTH, NOVEMBER 15, 1987: harnessed into a helicopter strop, WEM J R Stevenson is lowered gently from the boat davit of his ship HMS Challenger to the deck of Falmouth's 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant after... - View image in PDF

The Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society’s Handbook 2011 is now available, priced £6 (including postage and packaging).

It lists the names, numbers and locations of all RNLI lifeboats and station equipment,...

BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER FEBRUARY 27TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. About three in the morning the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station on the Humber reported that a mine had exploded in the convoy anchorage north of one of the two gate...

Two fishing vessels A MOTOR FISHING VESSEL sinking off Sarclett Head on her way back from fishing grounds was reported to the honorary secretary of Wick lifeboat station at 0135 on Thursday May 21 by HM Coastguard. The lifeboat crew were...

The H-range of navigational aids includes, echo-sounders, radio direction finders—a new version of the Hecta, model F100, having a maximum range of 100 fathoms will be in production early in 1971— logs, speedometers, wind direction and speed...

Arbroath’s Mersey class lifeboat Inchcape launched at 9.45pm on 26 November 2010, to go to the aid of a fishing boat in difficulty in 6m seas and force 8 winds. If the vessel had maintained her course, she would have gone aground on Gaa...

Our charity has featured in a host of TV shows recently – which, as well as making good viewing, helps to raise vital support to help save lives at sea.

In October, ITV broadcast The Pride of Britain awards, and millions...