LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

APRIL 14TH. - GALWAY BAY. At 12.50 in the morning word was brought to the lifeboat coxswain that a vessel was in distress.

A south-east gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. At 1.15 the motor life-boat K.E.C.F. was launched...

SEPTEMBER 20TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. About 5.45 in the afternoon the harbour master reported a yacht burning red flares in Yarmouth Roads. A strong north-westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat S.G.E. was...

Coxswain/Mechanic Hewitt Clark of Lerwick joined the crew in 1965, and was reserve mechanic from 1966 to 1967. He then served as mechanic until his appointment as coxswain/ mechanic in 1979.

Hewitt was awarded a bronze... - View image in PDF

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On the morning of the 22nd of January the sea was heavy and still rising, and several of the local fishing cobles were at sea. By 11.59 A.M. a moderate S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea, and the pulling and sailing life-boat...

HOLYISLAND.—A terrible snowstorm was experienced on the 6th February, and the wind increasing to a gale from S.S.E. a heavy sea sprung up. Twelve of the fishing-boats were unable to take the harbour, and ran ashore N. of Emanuel Head, their...

G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e l i n e • S t o rm F o r c e Action stations As technology continually improves, so too does the RNLI's ability to save lives at sea.

But every improvement comes at a...

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