LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

PORT ISAAC and PADSTOW, CORNWALL.

—Oa the morning of the 2ad January a barque, which proved to be the Antoinette, of St. John, New Brunswick, bound from Newport for Santos with coals, was observed about eight miles distant...

Immediately after returning from another call on the night of the 1st November the Life- boat Charles and Susanna Stephens was dispatched to the assistance of another vessel which was in distress on the south part of the Brake Sands. A...

Great' Yarmouth and Gorleston, and Caister, Norfolk; and Lowestoft, and Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—About 6.30 in the evening, on the 7th of June, 1950, an American Superfortress aeroplane crashed eight miles north-north-east of Smith's...

The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum has been awarded to Paul Gilson, helmsman of the Southend lifeboat, following the rescue of two people from the yacht First Knight in appalling weather conditions.

At 1351...

Reunion at Torbay in May for five retired coxswains and one retired motor mechanic.

(I. to r.) Coxswain Frederick Sanders, Motor Mechanic Richard Harris, Coxswain Henry Thomas, Coxswain Abraham Bartlett, Coxswain Harold... - View image in PDF

FISHING COBLE FINDS BODY OF BOY Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. At 5.38 on the evening of the 4th May, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary of a report that a boy had fallen over the cliffs at Rosehearty bombing range. The police...

THIS question was briefly touched on in the article in this Journal on " The Changes in the Institution's Life-boat Fleet since 1897," published in February last. Not very many years ago it was brought as a charge against the...

Thank you so much for your comments on our new magazine – take a look at page 38 for a selection. Overall, the changes have gone down well. We’ll continue to work hard to bring you the best rescue stories, news, features and...