LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A MAN named WILLIAMS had two extraordinary escapes from shipwreck off Tuskar, on the 30th of April last. It appears that the new clipper schooner, George, Captain CRASS, which lately brought over the first cargo produce from Laird's Town...

‘ If it wasn’t for the helmet, I wouldn’t be here’

It’s easy to take the things that protect us for granted. We get used to having our day-to-day safety nets there
should we ever need them. But our volunteers...

Breezy conditions lead to six calls in one day for Plymouth's Arun Plymouth's Arun class lifeboat City of Plymouth was kept extremely busy on 9 August 1994 when she received no less than six calls - launching first at 0048 and...

First man to greet the Atlantic heroes, Captain John Ridgway and Sergeant Chay Blyth when they stepped ashore at Kilronan, on the Aran Islands, on 3rd September, 1966, after their 92 day voyage of 3,000 miles, was Father Joseph McNamara, the... - View image in PDF

Southampton Boat Show, September 13 to 18, got away to a good start on the first day with the presentation by Shaw Taylor to Sir Alec Rose of three cheques: £500 from Cobramold Ltd, to mark the building of the 2,000th Leisure class... - View image in PDF

1977: Some of the present ILB crew and branch members with their training board: (I. to r.) Jim Graham, DLA, Senior Helmsman Colin Akitt, Crew Members Derek Wilson, Robert Bell, Dick Jordan and George Ritchie, and George Egdell, honorary... - View image in PDF

After the opening ceremony, honorary secretary M. Perrins presented Coxswain/ Mechanic Frank Ide, Second Coxswain John Clark and other members of Poole crew to the Duke . . . who was then taken on an informal tour of the building by Major-... - View image in PDF

IT is a far cry from the snows of Russia to tke sands of the Sahara, and as far a cry from the Sahara to the coasts of the British Isles. But experiments are now being made to see if a device originally designed for motor transport over the...