LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Newhaven, Sussex.—9th July, 1939.

A canoe had capsized with two people on board, but the police rescued them from the shore with lines.—Rewards, £5 13*..

In the early hours of the morning, a man clung on for dear life, shivering in the near-freezing, fast-flowing river. Would rescuers be able to reach him in time? Rory Stamp reports

It was 10 January 2009 and a man was seen...

Honorary Life-Governor.

The following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and will be presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H.

the Duchess of...

Filey, Scarborough, and Whitby, Yorkshire.

—During the evening of the 25th February, 1938, the Grimsby trawler Buckingham, with a crew of sixteen on board, ran aground at Newbiggin Wyke, just north of Filey Brig. A moderate...

Committee boat A RACE had been organised for dinghies at Blackpool Light Craft Club off Squires Gate on Saturday afternoon, June 13, 1981, but it was cancelled because of rising wind and sea. All the dinghies came ashore unaided but the...

Campbeltown, Argyllshire.— 19th October. A trawler appeared to be in difficulties, but she was simply drifting about while the decks were being cleaned.—Rewards, £10 6s. 3d..

FEBRUARY 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A vessel had gone aground on the North Shingle Shoal, but what she wanted was a tug. - Rewards, £26 6s..

Whitby's 44ft Waveney lifeboat The White Rose of Yorkshire climbs a 25ft breaking sea in the approaches to Whitby Harbour. Returning from service in a strong north-northwesterly gale on April 8, 1982, she found conditions too dangerous... - View image in PDF