LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

When car ferry Princess Victoria sank in heavy seas off Northern Ireland on 31 January 1953, Billy McAllister was working onboard

Massive waves were pushing and hitting, sending her [Princess...

Dover, Kent;—At 1 P.M. on the 1st November a message was received from the Royal Naval Shore Signal Station that a small boat was making signals of distress east of Dover harbour.

A moderate N. breeze was blowing, with a...

IN my last communication I endeavoured to discuss the question of Schools for Sailors in its general bearings: I now proceed to give a special application of it with regard to a district with which I am familiar—I mean the sea-coast of Wales...

Reigate and Redhill branch has suffered the loss of its president and both vice-presidents in less than a year: Cdr J. D. Walters, RN, was chairman during the 1939 to 1945 war and was subsequently president. George A. Hodgkins, a...

Bideford Shipyard 83 Brooke Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. inside front cover Brookes & Gatehouse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 Cleghorn Waring 105 Coastal Radio 112 Cogswell Harrison .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 88 Dagenite Batteries 98 Decca...

Phantom jet crew ON FRIDAY, December 5,1975, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Skegness lifeboat station at 1400 that an aircraft had crashed into the sea and that two parachutists had been seen.

The 37'...

There have been two Life-boats stationed for some years past near Drogheda—one on either side of the River Boyne— that on the northern side not having justified its existence, the opportunity has recently been taken of closing the station...

Silver medals for outstanding gallantry were presented to three Hfeboatmen at the annual presentation of awards on May 22: to (/.) Coxswain Kenneth Voice, Shoreham Harbour, for the service to the Greek cargo vessel Athina B on January 21,... - View image in PDF