LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Leading the way
Lifesavers from around the world visited RNLI College in August for 2 weeks of intensive tuition on how to run an effective coastal rescue service.
Representatives from Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, Mauritius, Philippines,...
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The Merchant Cargo Ship Est
Hostage drama Invergordon lifeboat crew came under attack when they went to the aid of the merchant cargo ship fst, where the ship's first mate had allegedly taken his shipmates hostage Lifeboat crew are trained to be ready for anything,...
The Passenger Liner Venus
LINER GROUNDED Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 7.10 a.m. on 23td May, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the passenger liner Venus of Bergen had gone aground off the Herd Sand Groyne, but no help had been requested. The life...
Birthday Honours
Three serving coxswains and a retired coxswain of the R.N.L.I. were honoured with the B.E.M. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. They were Coxswain Edward C. Larbalestier, of St. Helier, Channel Islands, Coxswain Robert Lee, Douglas,...
Category: Awards
New Year Honours
THE list of honours bestowed on those associated with the Life-boat Service in the New Year Honours for 1957 was:— C.B.E.
Alderman T. J. Patterson, chairman of the Carrickfergus branch.
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Armistice Day, 1928
Armistice Day last year was celebrated by the Life-boat Crew at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston in the same way as during the previous two years.
The Crew, headed by the Coxswain and Second Coxswain, each bearing a wreath,...
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Troon, Ayrshire.—At 10 P.M. on the 19th February, 1938, the harbour look-out reported that a fishing boat had not returned as expected. Later a mast-light was seen, and as it was stationary, the motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow...
Heptarchy
Ten saved as disabled yacht is struck by storm force winds The Lizard's Tyne class lifeboat David Robinson was at sea for more than 12 hours in atrocious conditions on 30 May 1993 when she went to the aid of a 56ft yacht in difficulties...
Leader
On the 8th January one of the crew of the ketch Leader, of Bideford, went mad whilst the vessel was lying at anchor in St. Tudwells roads. The master of the ketch, having locked the man in his cabin, came ashore for assistance, but the man...
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Galway Bay, Co. Galway. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 8th May, 1961, when the life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson put off in response to a call from the police at Louisburgh, Co.
Mayo, there was a strong west...