LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Coxswain John Connell of Amble, Northumberland. He joined the lifeboat crew in April 1953, became bowman in February 1962, second coxswain in February 1967 and coxswain in August 1972.

He was awarded the thanks of the RNLI,... - View image in PDF

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By George F. Shee, M.A., ALL who are connected in any way with the Life-boat Service will have read with special pleasure the announcement which was made on 14th February, that the King had decided to make a personal link between the...

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First rescue by FAB 3 prototype while on trials The prototype of the new Fast Afloat Boat 3 (see page 90 of this issue) carried out her first service on 29 May while returning from Salcombe to Weymouth, where she was based for some days for...

Mr. A. J. G. Anson, who died on llth January, at the age of seventy-seven, was from the beginning of 1917 until towards the end of 1925 the Honorary Secretary of the Hastings Station, and he retired then on account of serious ill-health. He...

At 5.30 a.m. on 5th February, 1967, news was received that a fishing vessel, while leaving Stornoway harbour, had stopped rather suddenly and drifted out of sight under the land inside Helm Head.No distress signals, however, had been seen or...

The largest and newest boat in the collection Edward Bridges (Civil Service and PO No.37) is one of the early wood-built Arun class, the remainder of which are still in service. The Aruns are inherently self righting because of the large... - View image in PDF