LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The RNLI's Beach Rescue pilot scheme has been running all summer on selected beaches in the south west of England. As the time approaches when a full evaluation of the pilot will be made, Jane Smythson visited one of the pilot projects...

HOWTH.—At 4A.M. on Sunday morning the 26th March, the barque Eva, of Dublin, was stranded on Baldoyle strand, when it was blowing a strong gale from the S.E.

The Life-boat Clara Baker was speedily manned, and proceeded to...

MK. EDGAR H. JOHNSON, the District Organizing Secretary for the North of England, arranged a special programme for the British Broadcaatmg Corporation, called " My Life-boat Programme," which, on. 4th May, was broadcast from the...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 11.35 on the night of the 17th of October, 1948, the Portland Naval Base telephoned that a liberty boat returning to H.M.S.

Illustrious, lying in Portland harbour, had sunk near the ship and that many...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 8.55 on the evening of the 19th of September, 1954, the Wyke Regis coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen one mile west of Portland Bill. At 9.20 the life-boat William and Clara Ryland put out. The sea was...

Weymouth, Dorset.—At 3.7 on the morning of the 6th of October, 1955, Wyke Regis coastguard rang up to say that a yacht with one man on board, at anchor off Castletown pier, in Portland harbour, was dragging and in danger of hitting Queen...

Helping hand for youngsters The Ocean Youth Club's 70ft training vessel Francis Drake is pictured being given a helping hand by Ramsey's Oakley James Ball Ritchie on 8 August, 1988.

The yacht's auxiliary engine... - View image in PDF

By Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Western District Inspector of Life-boats BY some unfortunate chance, new lifeboats seem to make a habit of being ready for delivery during the winter months. But one can experience good weather...