LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

FATAL FALL At 3.9 p.m. on 23rd May, 1964, the Great Yarmouth police informed the honorary secretary that a man had fallen into the river at the yacht station. The tide was almost at low water. There was a moderate north-easterly breeze with...

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....

Barry Dock, and The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 1.5 on the after- noon of the 12th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretaries at Barry Dock and The Mumbles that a request had been received from the Sea Rescue Co-...

As if they won’t face enough challenges, the RNLI’s newest crew will be keeping an eye out for monsters as the charity takes over the Coastguard rescue station on Loch Ness.

At the time of writing, a trial was about to...

THE annual match for the Baring Cup was played between teams representing the Head Office and the Storeyard on 20th January, on the ground once again kindly lent by Messrs. J. Stone & Co., Ltd., of Charlton, Kent. The result was a win...

FOLLOWING THE RESCUE OH August 12 of a student who had fallen over cliffs at Petit Tor, Torbay ambulance divisional commander, John Bourne, told Torbay honorary secretary, Captain Barry Anderson, how impressed he was with the way the ILB...

JANUARY 19TH. - TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

During a north-northeast gale of eighty-seven miles an hour, cries for help were heard and it was believed that a small boat was in difficulties, but nothing was found. It was...

THE ORIGINAL TILLER MASTER AUTOMATIC STEERING on a.

COMPASS COURSE For craft 20-45ft. over 10plbs.

thrust. Self-contained unit with simple 2-hole installation. Quickly disengaged. amp. average drain.<...