LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE Duke of Northumberland's Life- boat Essay Competition for elementary schools has been held this year for the fourteenth time. The number of schools taking part was 2,501, an in- crease on last year of 294.

Of this...

ILB launches on service during the months March, April and May, 1974 Aberdovey, Gwynedd April 12 and 28, May 12.

Abersoch, Gwynedd April 7, 13 and 26, May 7 and 17.

Aberystwyth, Dyfed April 1, May 12 (2)...

On the 10th November, during a gale at E., the Life- boat Herbert Ingram assisted to save the brig Franfoise Marie, of Caen, and the barque Die Sehwalbe, of Rostock, both of which vessels were in. a greatly distressed condition off Skegness....

Angle, Pembrokeshire April 18.

Arklow, Co. Wicklow May 20.

Arranmore, Co. Donegal Vlay 3.

iarmouth, Merionethshire May 16.

Jarra Island, Outer Hebrides March 22, 24 and...

ILBs SAVE 26 ON 7th August, 1971, when a local yacht club was holding a regatta, comprising 126 yachts, the wind was south south west force 4 to 5.

Then, at 12.35 p.m., the whole area was suddenly hit by a heavy squall and...

The history of the Lerwick lifeboats The history of the New Quay lifeboats The history of Barrow lifeboats By Jeff Morris Price: £3.50 each (including postage and packaging) The honorary archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts'...

AT a time when great and, we trust, successful efforts are making to improve our life-boats, it is but right to put on record some facts connected with the first life-boat ever used in this country, the credit of which belongs to HENRY...

LLANDUDNO AND CONWY are neighbouring lifeboat stations on the north western tip of Wales, separated by just a few miles of coast but by more than 100 years in lifeboat history.

In 1850 Llandudno was a small village...