LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

'Sprite', the lifeboat's mascot (provided by Osbornes for all lifeboats built by the yard) watches over the inside steering position with its engine controls and electronics.. - View image in PDF

September, 1984 Joe Duffield, honorary secretary of Largs station branch since 1975, after serving as deputy launching authority from 1972 to 1975..

HARWICH.—The Life-boat Springwell was launched at 4.30 P.M. on the 2nd March, and proceeded, in tow of the steam-tng Harwich, to the assistance of the schooner Mary and Maria, of and for Hull from London, laden with oil-cake, which had shown...

SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER OCT. 10TH.- THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 4.20 in the morning the watchman saw a vessel heading for the beach. He gave the alarm and the motor life-boat City of Bradford II was launched at 4.55. A gale had been...

AT 9.49 on the evening of the 12th November, 1961, the Deal coastguard informed the Walmer honorary secre- tary that the East Goodwin lightvessel, which had been buffeted by heavy seas, had broken adrift from her moorings and was driving...

During a strong northerly gale, on the 18th January, three small open fishing- boats, belonging to Port Erin, put into Port St. Mary, and reported that two similar boats were attempting to follow.

Owing to the heavy sea and...

Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of Humber lifeboat station opened the 1980 London Boat Show.. - View image in PDF

Artist's impression of the Earls Court fishing village, complete with lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF