LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Coxswain George Leith, of the Lerwick, Shetland, lifeboat, who helped to rescue the crew of nine of the trawler Granton Osprey on December 13, 1972, is this year's recipient of the £5 'The Maud Smith Award for courage, in memory...

—When returning home, laden, from the Norwegian fishing grounds, the Aberdeen trawler Abergeldie stranded on the south end of Goswick Sands on 22nd March. Information of her plight was received- from the Coastguard and the Motor Life-boat...

On the 9th February, the brig New Draper, of Whitehaven, lost her sails in a heavy gale, and was driven ashore near Wicklow harbour. The life- boat stationed there was quickly launched, and succeeded in taking off her crew, 8 in number, and...

TAKING OUT A DOCTOR Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 9.19 in the morning of the 30th of December, 1947, the Gorleston coast- guard telephoned that a vessel one mile east-south-east of the coastguard sta- tion had signalled for...

Trainee firefighters from the Devon Fire and Rescue service (pictured below) chose the RNLI to benefit from the public service element of their course.

The tough and energetic group towed their historic fire engine all the... - View image in PDF

In a moderate N.W. breeze and a rough sea, about 5.40 P.M. on the 18th July, the watchman observed a large steamer on the N.W. part of the Cross Sand, and within a few minutes the Light-vessel on the sand fired signals to draw attention to...

Ott the 1st January, 1861, the brig Lovely Netty, of Seaham, was driven ashore on Whitley Sands, two miles from Cullercoats, and three miles north of the Tyne. A strong gale was blowing from E.S.E., with a heavy sea and showers of snow and...

Arbroath crew members returned home triumphant in July after beating 12 other teams, from organisations al) over the north-east of Scotland, in an RNLI challenge fundraising event.. - View image in PDF