LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DOUGLAS | 11 SEPTEMBER
Douglas RNLI lifeboat crew rescued a man who had fallen into the water from Victoria Pier. The volunteers launched their all-weather lifeboat Sir William Hillary at 10.15pm. They...

ON llth May the centenary was cele- brated at Douglas, Isle of Man, of the Tower of Refuge on St. Mary's Rock, in the middle of the Bay. This tower was built by Sir William Hillary, the founder of the Institution, and the first stone was...

Douglas, home of Sir William Hillary the founder of the RNLI, was one of the earliest places in the British Isles to be provided with a lifeboat. Hillary witnessed many shipwrecks there and established the lifeboat stations, himself helping... - View image in PDF

MR. JOHN HAYTER, who was for 32 years Coxswain of the Life-boat at Brooke, Isle of Wight, died on 17th July, at the age of 91. He was appointed Coxswain when the Station I was opened in 1860 and retired in 1892. He was four times awarded the...

Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire.

LAST year a new life-boat station was established on the West of Scotland, at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire.

The self-righting motor life-boat Frederick...

Lake District

LAKE DISTRICT BRANCH CELEBRATES 125 YEARS

The Lake District Fundraising Branch celebrated its 125th anniversary earlier this year, with a special luncheon held on the shore of Lake...

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Yarmouth, Isle of Wight: During a visit to the Isle of Wight last October, HRH The Duchess of Kent called at Yarmouth lifeboat station, meeting officials of the branch and of West Wight guild. While being introduced to the crew by Coxswain... - View image in PDF