LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

MAINSAIL WAS TORN At 8 a.m. on i4th December, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man on St. Agnes had seen a small yacht anchored off the Big Smith Ledges and appearing to be dragging her anchors.

There...

Lifeboats have been operating from the remote coastal village of Baltimore, on the South coast of Ireland, since 1919. With the infamous Fastnet Rock standing defiant nearby, the crew is kept very busy - with no less than 10 medals for... - View image in PDF

Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.15 on the night of the 28th of December, 1949, the Troon pilots telephoned that the Irvine pilots had reported a steamer ashore on the north side of Irvine Bay.

At 6.40 the life-boat Sir David Rich-...

On the 3rd February, in reply to signals of distress shown by the barque James Vinnicombe, of Sunderland, which had been in collision with another vessel and was in a disabled condition, the same Life-boat was launched, and, assisted by...

Own The World Globe That Makes All Others Obsolete Sponsored by The Royal Geographical Society.

Precision crafted and depicted in raised relief.

Selective!}/ embellished with 22 carat...

IN Lloyd's List for 4th May appeared the following announcement under " Malvoisin." " Boulogne, May 3.—The Malvoisin, a British ketch plying regularly between London and Calais, was wrecked at 5 a.m. to-day on the shore to...

THE interest of the natives of the Gold Coast in the life-boat service has on several occasions been mentioned in this journal. The Institution has received letters from them written to it as a general stores, as " the best dealers in...

Rear Admiral W J Graham, who retired ax the RNLI's director at the end of 1987, visited the Channel Islands in November and is pictured on board Guernsey's Arun class lifeboat Sir William Arnold, with Coxswain Peter Bissau (I) and... - View image in PDF