LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.

Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared... - View image in PDF

Coxswain/Mechanic Alexander 'Alastair' Gilchrist of Campbeltown was awarded the silver medal for the service to Erlo Hills on October 2, 1981; he firs! joined Campbeltown lifeboat crew as motor mechanic in 1970, becoming second... - View image in PDF

JANUARY 1992 Albert Watson BEM, coxswain of Cromarty lifeboat from 1934 to 1968 when the station closed. He had been assistant mechanic from 1928 until his appointment as coxswain and was awarded a Silver Medal in 1959..

Harold Armstrong, retired acting coxswain of Staithes and Runswick lifeboat. Harold joined the crew in 1960, becoming bowman in 1965. In 1968 he was appointed second coxswain and became acting coxswain in 1973, a position he held until his...

Mrs Connie Marsh, treasurer of Bn'dlington ladies lifeboat guild from 1977 to 1993, Mrs Marsh was also minutes secretary and souvenir secretary for the guild and was awarded the silver badge in 1991..

Mrs Kate Stoy, governor and Lewisham branch committee member for more than 30 years and wife of former branch chairman Fred Stoy. She was awarded the RNLI's silver badge and, as chairman of the local Trefoil Women's Guild, organised...

St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 7.5 on the evening of the 24th of January, 1961, the St. Peter Port signal station informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the island of Brechon that a vessel to the north-west of...

UNDER the above heading the Board of Trade have issued a Circular, No. 646, July, 1873, which.is to come into action on the 1st January, 1874. It is supple- mentary to the 292nd Section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, which up to the...