LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ON the morning of 17th February last a number of fishing boats from Sheringham, on the coast of Norfolk, went out after whelks. Before they returned a heavy sea had got up, and the boats were in danger. A message was sent for the Motor...

THE Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of this truly important and national Society was held at the United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard, London, on the 18th of May. In the absence of His Grace THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, K.G., its President,...

Four saved from capsized speedboat Three men and a woman were rescued by the Plymouth Arun class lifeboat City of Plymouth, aided by two MOD police boats, on 1 January when their speedboat capsized in Bovisand Bay after being struck by a...

Hastings, Sussex. At 10.55 on the morning of the 16th of February, 1958, the Fairlight coastguard told the honor- ary secretary that a vessel was in diffi- culties off Bexhill. The life-boat M.T.C.

was launched at 11.3 in a...

ON 10th June the motor life-boat at Port St. Mary, Isle of-Man, was launched on exercise at low 'water. The life- boat and carriage had been lowered down the slipway to the limit of the wire, and chocks had been placed under the wheels,...

C class takes off two survivors before fishing boat breaks up Helmsman Ian McDowell of the St Bees lifeboat has been awarded the Institution's Bronze Medal for the leadership, skill and courage he displayed during a service to a fishing...

Tyne to the rescue of sinking pilotboat Ramsgate's relief Tyne class lifeboat Owen andAnnAisherw&s called to the assistance of Ramsgate port control on 1 June 1991 when one of their launches, the pilot boat St Olave, was reported to...

CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND. — On the 29th March, 1859, a pilot coble, with 2 men in her, being caught by a strong N. E. wind and heavy sea, was observed to be in, danger; the Cullercoats life-boat was quickly launched, and proceeded to her...