LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ramsgate, Kent. — During the after- noon of the 6th of June, 1949, the honorary secretary had under observa- tion a sailing yawl cruising near the Brake Sands. In the evening she arrived off Ramsgate Harbour, but was carried eastwards with...

On the 17th Octo- ber, the brig Ruth, of London, went ashore on Saunton Sands during squally weather.

The George and Catherine life-boat put off and rescued the crew of 9 men. The cap- tain of the vessel communicated to the...

AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Tuesday, the 14th day of March, 1871, His Grace the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L., President of the Institution, in the Chair, the...

The Story of the Land's End Lifeboats (D. Bradford Barton Ltd., Truro, 155.) is the second volume in the admirable series on Cornish life-boats being fompiled by Cyril Noall and Grahame Farr under the composite title Wreck md Rescue...

On the 18th Jan. intelligence was received at the Isle of Whithorn that a large threes-masted vessel was at anchor in Luce Bay, in a position of some peril. The Charlie Peek Life-boat was thereupon quickly launched through a heavy sea, and,...

TWA is pleased to be associated with the Royal National Life-Boat Institution and offers every good wish for the future.

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After the opening of Troon Marina last autumn, Troon's 44ft Waveney lifeboat Connel Elizabeth Cargill took part in a combined exercise with a Sea King helicopter from 819 Squadron, HMS Gannet. photograph by courtesy of HMS... - View image in PDF

During a moderate easterly gale on the 31st October, several vessels which were at anchor off Rosslare Harbour got into a dangerous position owing to their anchors not holding. Seeing they were in danger, Coxswain Hayes launched the...