LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ESCORT FOR GERMAN COASTER IN TOW Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 5.50 on the morning of the 14th February, 1963, the naval base at Haulbowline informed the honorary secretary that the steering gear of the coaster Milos of Bremen had broken down off...

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The drought in 1949 was so severe that the Council at Rhyl would not allow the launching tractor to be washed with fresh water, so her drivers washed her at sea. - View image in PDF

Ashore inshore lifeboat Flash floods hit St Ives in mid- November when the Stennack River burst its banks in heavy rain. Six St Ives lifeboatmen were asked by police to search buildings for stranded occupants in the middle of the night. The...

FURTHER AWARD Longhope, Orkneys. On 3rd~4th January, 1964, the Longhope life-boat rescued nine men from the Aberdeen trawler Ben Barvas. For this service, a full account of which appears on page 23, the awards included that of a silver...

Below: Celebrity autographs - fresh from appearances on the small screen Salcombe coxswain Frank Smith signs copies of a print of the Salcombe lifeboat.. - View image in PDF

DECEMBER 15TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A British Anson aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew were rescued by a steamer. - Rewards, £8 4s..

For the third year Ray Rushton offered his car, a 1904 Wolseley, to the RNLI for sponsorship in last November's Veteran Car Run. His passenger was Charlie Smithers, Comedian of The Year in 1974. More than £3,000 was raised. In... - View image in PDF