SARAH TOWNSEND poRRiTT, stationed at Lytham-St Anne's, is a 46' 9" Watson lifeboat with a beam of 12' 9" and displacement of 24 tons 9 cwt. She was built in 1951 and as lifeboats go she is considered to be getting on in...
Category: Articles
This life-boat is one of the light self-righting type, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 10 inches.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Severe Weather Hits Yacht Blyth's all-weather lifeboat, one of the victims of the hoax call on the previous page, is pictured towing a yacht to safety on 17 October last year after she had fallen foul of suddenly deteriorating weather....
The following RNLI supporters, volunteers and staff have sadly passed away: Mrs Iris M Brookes MBE -fundraiser Mr Brian Caunter -Torbay lifeboat station Assistant Mechanic 1975-2001 Mr Charles R Chatterton - Horton and Port Eynon branch...
Category: Obituaries
Two naming ceremonies of new life-boats have been held, the first since July 1941. On September I4th Lady Scarisbrick named the Rhyl life-boat, "The Gordon Warren", which went to the station in 1939. The boat has been built out of...
Category: Articles
Ten-year-old Peter Jensen of Highgate sent £9.07, collected with his splendid guy, to Hornsey branch. The RNLI, he said in his letter, is his favourite charity. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Andrew Franks.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Flooded boat FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE, Was told at 4 p.m. on March 18 that the fishing boat Storm Vogel was in distress and requesting assistance.
The lifeboat Friendly Forester was launched at 4.20. She made for the casualty...
Click 'View original layout'
Category: Services
MACDUFF AND BUCKIE | 21 JUNE
A lone skipper triggered an early morning rescue on Father’s Day after snagging a propeller and finding that his vessel had been holed. The boat – a decommissioned trawler...
Category: Articles
Offshore wind keeps inflatable busy Southend-on-Sea South East Division Strong offshore winds kept Southend-on- Sea's D class inflatable busy on 4 April 1988 when it was called out twice in the late afternoon for windsurfers and a...