LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

St. David's, Pembrokeshire.—At about 1.40 P.M. on the 15th January, 1938, coastguard reported that the s.s. Spero, of Newcastle, was drifting towards the shore five" miles north of St. David's Head. She was bound with a general...

Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 21 August 1992 show that so far during 1992: The RNLI's lifeboats have been launched 2,362 times (an average of more than 10 launches a day) 583 lives have been saved (an average of more...

On a sunny May afternoon, families flocked to the Cornish seaside for half-term. But it was no holiday for RNLI lifeguards at Porthtowan and Perranporth, who saved four lives from a strong rip current

Porthtowan Beach,...

THE annual meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 20th of March, 1953, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., K.B.E., chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent...

Stranded on rocks ON HEARING FROM BARRY COASTGUARD, at 2220 on Saturday, September 13, 1975, that red flares had been reported to the west of Brean Down, the honorary secretary of Weston-super-Mare gave instructions for the maroons to be...

The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.

Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-bonse ready for immediate...

The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.

Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...

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