LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Martin Woodward is the former Coxswain of Bembridge Lifeboat Station. Now in his 60s, he could be forgiven for taking it easy after years of dedicated service. Not a chance!

In 2009, Martin climbed Kilimanjaro, Africa’s...

Congratulations to Mr M King from Hampshire, who won the £5,000 first prize in our Spring
Lifeboat Lottery.
The other winners were:
2ND PRIZE: £2,000
Mr K Hope, Kent
3RD PRIZE:...

THE following coxswains and members of life-boat crews were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and in addition those entitled to them, by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance...

To JOHN STOREY, after serving 44 years as a member of the Crew of the Newbiggin Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.

To GEORGE McLEOD, on his retirement, after serving 5 years as Coxswain of the Lossiemouth...

BAD times, bad trade and, last not least, bad weather, have all militated against a full measure of success to the efforts and labours of the Life-boat Saturday workers during the past year, but notwithstanding difficulties, often of no...

When a trawler hit propeller problems in force 9 winds and high seas, it took the skill and bravery of two lifeboat crews to bring the fishermen back to safety

On the belts, in the pockets and...

TANKER ON FIRE Ramsgate, Kent.—At 7.27 in the morning of the 24th of May, 1947, the coastguard telephoned a message from the S.S. Newhall Hills, of San Francisco, that she was on fire to the southward of South Falls Buoy, the result of an ex...

HISTORIC LIFEBOATS
In the winter issue, we listed some places to see historic lifeboats. There are a lot of them out there, and we couldn’t mention them all, but some of you wrote in with further...