LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Eastbourne, Sussex.—At 3.15 on the afternoon of the 16th of June, 1956, the police informed the coxswain that a yacht was firing flares in Normans Bay. The life-boat Beryl Tollemache was launched at 3.23 in a rough sea with a moderate...

Appledore, Devon.—At 1.5 on the afternoon of the 6th of December, 1954, the coxswain reported that the barges Julia Pile and Nellie Ann, of Barnstaple, which each had a crew of two, had got into difficulties off Crow Point while collecting...

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 2.36 on the morning of the 7th of July, 1957, the Foreland coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen near Ventnor pier. He added that some local boats had gone out to a yacht and there appeared to be no...

Swanage, Dorset. — At 2.36 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was apparently in distress and fly- ing a signal two and a half miles south- south-east of St. Aldhelm's...

Three surfers got caught in a rip current off Devon’s Barricane beach on 31 January.

One got out of trouble and made it to shore but his friends were washed away, managing to grab on to a buoy 200m from shore. Ilfracombe’s...

There were no services by IRBs in December and January, which resulted in lives being saved, but in February the Whitstable,Kent, IRB went to the assistance of a speedboat.

Whitstable, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on 2oth February,...

BARMOUTH'S NEW 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat was named Princess of Wales by the Princess on November 25 in her first engagement for the RNLI. The Princess, accompanied by Prince Charles, was given an enthusiastic welcome by the large crowds...

The Annual Presentation of Awards Ceremony in London provides a rare opportunity to gather together some of the year's medal winners and allow them to talk about their lifeboats, their services and their methods and views.Silver...