LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN.—A new Life-boat establishment has been formed here by the, Institution, some shipwrecks which had taken place in the locality, having shown the desirability of having a Life-boat on the spot, in the event of...

Coxswain Thomas D. Dawson, of the North Sunderland life-boat The Edward and Mary Lester. Appointed second coxswain in 1951, Coxswain Dawson, who became coxswain in 1955, joined the crew in 1927. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1959 for... - View image in PDF

The schooner Centenary, of Liverpool, bound from Coleraine to Glenarm, anchored in Skerries Boads at 8 A.M. on Saturday, the 30th September, during a very strong gale of wind. At 5.30 on the following evening she showed signals of distress...

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RNLI, brandies and guilds were asked to make some special fund raising effort to help raise the six million pounds needed for the vast boat building programme on which the Institution has embarked...

Aberdeen.—At 7.41 on the evening of the 25th of December, 1957, the coast- guard told the honorary secretary that there was a very sick man on board the coaster Amos, of Copenhagen. Her position was then 75 miles south-east of Aberdeen. The...

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The following coxwains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity, gratuity or...

INSIGHT The RnlI’s Vision is to be recognised as the most effective, innovative and dependable lifeboat and lifeguard service.

Here are just a handful of incidents from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the...