LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Finest Service of 1928. Silver Medal Awarded to the Coxswain at New Brighton
THE Institution has awarded its Silver Medal to Coxswain George Robinson, of New Brighton, on the Mersey, and its Bronze Medal to each of the eight members of the Crew, for their gallantry in rescuing 23 men of the French steamer Emile...
Category: Medals
Reine de la Mer
St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—At 8.15 on the evening of the 23rd of March, 1955, a man reported that a small vessel had entered Porthcressa Bay, apparently on her way to St. Mary's for shelter.
He later said the...
Plymouth Boat Show
PLYMOUTH 1-10 QUEEN ATTERY The 1 st April, 1988, sees the opening of the most exciting Marine Event to be held in Plymouth since the Spanish Armada approached the shores of England.
The Plymouth Boat Show, a ten day Marine...
Category: Advertisement
The Screw Steamer Lady Flora, of Hull
The small life-boat—the Boys—at Caister, i also did good service on the 29th April.
The iron screw-steamer Lady Flora, of Hull, went ashore amidst the heavy breakers whilst the wind was blowing strong from I the E.N.E. On...
Fathers and Sons: Richard and Andrew Tollett Both Crew Members of Rye Harbour
Fathers and sons: Richard and Andrew Tollett, both crew members of Rye Harbour D class inflatable lifeboat, are the first Rye father and son to go out on service together since complete families were lost in the lifeboat disaster of 1928.<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Notes of the Quarter
THE LOSS of Penlee lifeboat and her crew stunned people throughout Great Britain and Ireland and thousands of messages of sympathy from many parts of the world were received by the bereaved families. Before she was lost, the lifeboat Solomon...
Category: Articles
The Norwegian Fishing Vessel Vindhammer
Disabled longliner towed to safety in Force 9 Gale and 20ft seasTowing a fishing vessel of virtually ten times the displacement of the lifeboat isn't easy, to do so in seas averaging 20ft high and winds up to Force 9 is more difficult...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Stanley Smith, of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, who retired in August of this year, after twenty-seven years of service in the life-boat. He has been in it since the station was estab- lished in 1924. He...
Category: Articles
The Steamers Matje and Dunvegan
Other Launches on the Night of the 28th.
On the opposite side of Anglesey to Moelfre and Beaumaris. the two Holyhead Life-boats were also out for the greater part of the night, the Steam Life-boat being launched twice, the...