LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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HELP FOR DUTCH At 2.5 p.m. on 29th August, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain superintendent that the Dutch fishing vessel Delft was approaching Spurn with an injured man on board and that a doctor's services were requested. There...

THREE TAKEN OFF At 9.30 a.m. on i6th August, 19645 Dublin harbour office told the honorary secretary that a yacht was in difficulty south of Pigeon House. There was a fresh south-easterly wind with a choppy sea and an ebbing tide. At 9.53...

FEBRUARY 24TH. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. At 4.20 in the morning the naval base at Milford Haven asked through the coastguard that the life-boat be sent to search for a dinghy which had been reported by an aeroplane about twelve miles...

FEBRUARY 21ST. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 10.40 A.M. t h e coastguard reported a light E. by S. of Peterhead, and later reported that it was still to be seen, drifting northward. A fresh N.E. breeze was blowing with a moderate...

NOVEMBER 5TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 2.12 in the morning the coastguard reported that landing craft L.C.T.532 was signalling for help. Her tank had been damaged and she had no fuel. The naval authorities said that the local tug was...

A new building, 150 years of lifesaving and the naming of a lifeboat: all historic milestones celebrated at Porthdinllaen Lifeboat Station, Gwynedd, in the Autumn.

BBC Broadcaster David Dimbleby was guest of honour at the...