LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat (1)
At 5 p.m. on 25th July, 1966, information was received that a boat had beendriven ashore at Ballycreenan Strand, three and a half miles north east of Ballycotton. A search was carried out along the shore but without success. The life-boat...
Lady B.
At 4.24 p.m. on I2th August, 1966, a yacht was reported to have capsized about a mile and a half off Frinton-on-Sea. There was a moderate south westerly breeze with a corresponding sea. It was two hours after low water. The life-boat Edian...
A Dinghy (9)
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 8.28 p.m. on i2th August, 1966, two men, who had left St. Ives for Carbis Bay at 4 o'clock in a rubber dinghy, were reported missing.
The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was...
Marguerite
St. Peter Port, Guernsey - At 5 p.m. on 9th February, 1967, the fishing boat Marguerite, with one man on board, was reported overdue. After further inquiries to see if the fishing boat had put in to another port, it was decided to launch the...
A Converted Ex-Ship's Life-Boat
Rhyl, Flintshire - At i.i p.m. on 24th July, 1967, information was received that two flares had been seen north west of the life-boat station. The life-boat Anthony Robert Marshall was launched at i.io in astrong west south westerly breeze...
The Village of Carbost
The village of Carbost, on the shore of a sheltered sea loch on the west coast of the Isle of Skye, together with the villages of Portnalong and Fiskavaig, forms a small community mostly of crofters and farmers. One perfect summer day last... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Medical Mock-Up:
Medical mock-up: the rescue services' ability to deal with large numbers of survivors, many suffering the effects of burns, chemical contamination, compound fractures and other injuries was put to the test in a complex exercise off the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sea Fox (3)
Search success AT 1820 ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1987, Tyne Tees Coastguards were alerted by the mother of one of two men aboard the Hartlepool-based fishing boat Sea Fox that the vessel was six hours overdue at the east coast...
Ian Firman
When Ian Firman was appointed coxswain of Scarborough lifeboat in 1983 he was, at 27, one of the youngest men to have held that position. He joined the lifeboat crew in 1977 and became second coxswain in 1982. Serving the RNLI is fast... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Storm Force Supper:
Storm Force supper: three young Storm Force members, who are also members of Wey Cruising Club in Gui/dford, decided to hold a Storm Force supper to raise money for the RNLI. The three girls (I to r) Sarah Fletcher, six, Meredith Lott and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs