LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Yacht
D class inflatable tows large yacht to safety A service to a yacht by Lough Swilly's D class inshore lifeboat last July has earned the station a letter of congratulation from the RNLI's chief of operations, Commodore George Cooper....
Thev Met at Cowes: (I to R) Michael Butler (Cowes Base) Helmsman Frank Ditnsler (Havling Island) Lt-Cdr Michael Woodroffe Staff Officer Operations (1) Helmsman John Hodder (
Thev met at Cowes: (I to r) Michael Butler (Cowes base). Helmsman Frank Ditnsler (Havling Island). Lt-Cdr Michael Woodroffe, staff officer operations (1), Helmsman John Hodder (Lyine Regis), Michael Brinton. depute superintendent of depot... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Dinghy (3)
At 10.27 a-m- on 24tri April, 1967, it was reported that a dinghy was in difficulties off the pier. The outboard motor was out of action and the dinghy was drifting out to sea. The life-boat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse slipped her...
Dunlin
Rescue party rescued Weymouth's Arun class lifeboat Tony Vandervell, a naval helicopter and the destroyer HMS Edinburgh were all involved in an incident where three fishermen were airlifted to safety from their sinking trawler Dunlin on...
Bbc Television Appeal: Raymond Baxter Chairman
BBC Television Appeal: Raymond Baxter, chairman of the Public Relations Committee and a member of the Committee of Management, aboard Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Arun lifeboat and surrounded by the filming and recording team during the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hunstanton Atlantic 75
23 May 1999 - Sharon Parke anoints the new Hunstanton Atlantic 75 with Champagne as she names the €71,000 lifeboat, DJS Haverhill, in memory of her late uncle, David James Sisson.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
George Ellis,
APRIL 1993 George Ellis, coxswain of Clacton lifeboat from 1953 to 1968. Mr Ellis joined the crew in 1934 and also served as second coxswain from 1945 to 1953..
Category: Obituaries
Trevor England
MARCH 1995 Trevor England BEM, coxswain of Padstow lifeboat from 1978 to 1993. Trevor first joined the crew in 1957, served as second coxswain from 1969 to 1970 and was second coxswain/ assistant mechanic from 1970 until his appointment as...
Category: Obituaries
Silver Night
Douglas, and Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At eight o'clock in the morn- ing of the 5th of September, 1951, the Douglas police reported to the Douglas life-boat station that the local fishing coble Silver Night was on the rocks at Port...
Dry run
While the prospect of warmer Summers may seem appealing, the reality of global warming may be more severe flooding
In March this year, 70 members of the RNLI Flood Rescue Team helped test...
Category: Articles