LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

‘ I knew I had to keep afloat. Otherwise Peter would come after me. And that thought – if I gave up he would lose his life too – kept me going.’

Peter Severs and Louisa Barrow were in awe as...

Newcastle, Co. Down. — At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 9th of August, 1952, a R.A.F. officer at Glasdrumman telephoned that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties about three miles off Glasdrumman. She was drifting sea- wards broadside to...

Margate, Kent. At 6.5 on the even- ing of the 13th of November, 1957, an anticipatory message was received from the coastguard reporting a message from the United States Air Force base at Manston that two Thunder Jet air- craft were missing....

Filey, and Flamborough, Yorkshire.— 19th January, 1938. At 2.35 P.M. the motor fishing boat Heather, of Filey, was reported overdue, and as it was not known in which direction she might be, the honorary secretary sent out twelve men in three...

Kllmore, Co. Wexford.—On the morn- ing of the 10th of February, 1956, a man reported that the trawler Marylis, of Lorient, had run on the rocks in Ballyhealy Bay and that her crew of nine needed help. At 10.35 the life- boat Ann Isabella...

RUSSIAN ENCOUNTER News was received at Walnier, Kent, on 7th August, 1971, that an unknown number of survivors from a yacht had been placed on board the East Goodwin lightvessel after having been rescued by a Russian warship flotilla...

Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 6.25 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, a ship was reported to be on fire off Flamborough Head. The Flamborough life-boat had already been launched to provide lifesaving assistance if required. As it wasnecessary to...

After discussion and further reflection, Dr Dunning wrote again:

Despite all my experience in GP surgeries and hospital settings I was surprised how affected I was by the experience. I’ve had some thoughts since that might...