LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Wreaths were laid to mark the 50th anniversary of the Broughty Ferry lifeboat disaster on 8 December.

Eight crew members lost their lives while going to the aid of the North Carr lightship off St Andrew’s Bay. They were...

The Institution also deeply regrets the death of five other former cox- swains :— COXSWAIN SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM ANDERSON, of the Humber.

COXSWAIN WILLIAM DYKE, of Swanage.

COXSWAIN ALEXANDER ...

THULE? The most remote land sighted by the Romans? Was it Shetland? Perhaps. Certainly Shetland is the most northerly of the British Isles and Aith and Lerwick, both lying above latitude 60 degrees north, are the most northerly of the...

Record draw The RNLI's 80th lifeboat lottery drawn on 31 January raised a incredible £212,000 from tickets sales - the previous highest total was last year's Summer lottery raising £182,000.

Andrew...

Cycles at the ready: I to r, postman, Mr Semple, Jim Berry, Walton and Frinton lifeboat mechanic, Keith Richardson, assistant mechanic, Coxswain Dennis Finch and chairman of the ladies' guild, Mrs Robertson.. - View image in PDF

The Institution also deeply regrets the death of five other former cox- swains :— COXSWAIN SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM ANDERSON, of the Humber.

COXSWAIN WILLIAM DYKE, of Swanage.

COXSWAIN ALEXANDER ...

At 2.15 P.M.

on the 29th September, the Prawle Coastguard telephoned that a man had swum ashore for help from a motor-boat which was in difficulties off Prawle Point. A moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea...

Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — At 6.50 on the night of the 19th of November, 1951, the motor mechanic reported flares north of the harbour and at seven o'clock the life-boat Inbhear Mor was launched with the second cox- swain in charge. The sea...