LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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JANUARY 22ND. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 11.15 A.M. several loud explosions were heard, which proved to be delayed action mines. At the same time the Admiralty salvage tug St. Syrus struck a mine when passing the Boom Gateway, and started...

AUGUST 11TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO. LOUTH. At 12.20 in the afternoon the Clogher coastwatching station reported, through the Civic Guard, that the sailing boat Lalzi, of Port Oriel, was in difficulty to the S.E. of Port Oriel. On board her were...

On the 10th Aug. the tubular Life-boat Willie and Arthur, in a strong wind and heavy sea, saved 10 men from the ship Dunmail, of Liverpool, I which was wrecked on the Bar of the ' Mersey..

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There are many types of volunteer at the RNLI – including Stuart Popham, who has taken up the role of chair. So who is the man at the helm of the charity?

Chairing a charity is quite a commitment – why did you choose to...

Soon after midnight on the 9th May, the Lucy life-boat again went out, in reply to signals of distress from a large vessel which had struck on Whitby rocks. Several cobles had previously attempted to get the vessel off the rocks, but the sea...

Cruise liner in crisis Six lifeboats launched on 6 May 2006 to the help of The Calypso (pictured). The 135m liner and 708 passengers were 15 miles south of Beachy Head, East Sussex, when fire broke out. Tyne classes MaxAitken III from...