LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

IN December, 1945, the Institution sent to Cromer one of the first two of a new type of 46-feet Watson -cabin life-boat. In them, for the first time, the steering wheels were placed amidships instead of at the stern. This boat was sent to...

HOLYHEAD. — Signals of distress were shown by the schooner Moses Parry, of Carnarvon, on the evening of the 13th October, the vessel, which was on a voyage from Youghal for Conway, having stranded on the end of the breakwater, in a fresh...

IN the past year H.M. Coastguard has taken part in about 750 incidents round the coasts of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Some were dangerous and spectacular, others were minor cliff rescues. They ranged from the recovery of a St....

CULLERCOATS.—A gale of wind having sprung up on the morning of the 1st April, and three of the cobles engaged in the salmon fishing being in danger of being swamped by the heavy seas in taking the bar, the Life-boat Palmerston was launched...

(Below left) Getting down to detail: Devon Scouts who visitedBideford Shipyard on March 6 were shown over Vaveney 44-018 by Roger Sullivan, RNLI overseer steel. This lifeboat, to the funding of which Scouts have contributed more than... - View image in PDF

On his retirement after 30 years service as honorary treasurer, first at Exeter and then Exmouth, Leslie Aplin was presented with a clock from Exmouth branch by honorary secretary Len Smith (I.) and an inscribed shield by John Atterton (r.),... - View image in PDF

Hythe and Dungeness (Kent).

At 6.30 in the evening of llth November, with a 70-mile an hour gale blowing from the S.W., a very heavy sea running, and poor visibility on account of heavy rain, the Coxswain at Hythe received...

To ANDREW WHITE, on his retirement, after serving for 31J years as coxswain and 2 years as bowman of the Donaghadee life- boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.

To JOSIAH WHEATLEY, on his retirement,...