LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 12.15 p.m. on 2nd July, 1967, news was received that a fishing vessel had stranded on the West Barrow sands one and a half miles north west of the Mid-Barrow lightvessel.

The life-boat Sir Godfrey...

Launches 31 Lives rescued 13 SEPTEMBER 1ST. -

COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 10.20 at night a fisherman returned from trawling and reported that a lobster boat appeared to be in distress near How Strand, to the east of...

On the morning of the 15th February nine fishing boats proceeded to the fishing ground about eight or nine miles from the land. Shortly after having shot theirlines they were overtaken by a heavy gale from the N., and a very rough sea, and...

[In every number of The Life-boat there appears after an account of all the effective services in any month the statement: The following life-boats went out on service, but could find no ship in distress, were not needed or could do nothing....

Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 3 p.m. on 5th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Amy Johnson was about to land the body of a man who had been dragged overboard by nets, with another fisherman,...

THE following is a list of the cases in which the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has voted Honorary or Pecuniary Rewards, to persons who have been instrumental in saving lives during the year 1854-5.

April 23,...

One man's courageA young man swept into the sea and crushed against rocks would surely have died were it not for the brave actions of lifeboatman Fergal Walsh. With no regard for the risk to himself he plunged into the sea to save the...

CRITICISMS have been expressed in recent years as to the great cost of the construction of the Institution's Life- boats. It would seem, from these, criticisms, that the public do not fully: understand either the nature of Life-boat{...