LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Southwold: The only way to christen an Atlantic 21 inflatable lifeboat is to take the cork out of the bottle. Senior Helmsman Roger Trigg performs the task after, on a wet Wednesday August 7, 1985, the station's new lifeboat was... - View image in PDF

KILMOKE, Co. WEXFORD.—The John Robert Life-boat was launched at noon on the 24th May, to the assistance of the s.s. Pontiac, of and for Liverpool, from New Orleans, with a cargo of cotton and maize, which had struck on St. Patrick's...

AMONG life-boat workers who have died since the last issue of The Life-boat ap- peared are the Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair, a vice-president of the Institu- tion, Mr. John Lewis, for thirty-two years honorary secretary at Holyhead, and...

THE Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct has been awarded posthumously to Joseph Bell; Stanley Graham; John Joseph Johnstone; and Alexander Black Ramsay.

The attempted rescue in which these four men, who were...

Salcombe: The crew who were on board the 47ft Watson lifeboat The Baltic Exchange when she was capsized and righted on service on April 10, 1983, with Salcombe branch chairman and honorary secretary: (standing, I to r) Mr W. P. Budgett,... - View image in PDF

On the 28th Jan.

the schooner James, of Carnarvon, was wrecked near the bar of Drogheda Harbour, in a S.E. gale. The two Drogheda Life- boats launched to her assistance, and 1 man was rescued by the South boat, the John...

WHITBY.—At about 11 A.M., on the 16th April, the Life-boat John Fielden was launched to the aid of fishing-cobles which were in danger in a rough sea.

The Life-boat stood by the boats and at 1.30 returned to the shore, the...

COXSWAIN John Sales of Lerwick and Motor Mechanic Michael Peters of St.

Ives have both received gifts from the James Michael Bower Endowment Fund established by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation...