LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The naming of Lady of Lancashire FLEETWOOD'S NEW 44' WAVENEY LIFEBOAT by HRH The Duke of Kent PRESIDENT OF THE RNLIA LARGE CROWD lined the seafront at Fleetwood to see HRH The Duke of Kent name the new lifeboat. The early evening sun...

Shortly after their arrival at the Festival Pier prior to the meetings the four 1994 Bronze Medallists greet friends and press. From left to right - William Clark (Lerwick), Richard Davies (Cromer), Barry Bennett (St Mary's) and Ian... - View image in PDF

8.45 A.M. on the 23rd July, the Coastguard reported that a Lowestoft smack was ashore on the north part of the Barrow Sands.

Coxswain Haylett at once assembled the crew and kept the smack under observation for some time...

EXPLOSION ABOARD GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL Hastings, Sussex. At 2.58 on the morning of the 6th September, 1962, the Fairlight coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen six miles east-south-east of Fairlight look-out...

BARGE'S CREW RESCUED IN HEAVY SEAS Humber, Yorkshire. At 6.45 on the evening of the 15th December, 1962, the coastguard reported that a red flare had been seen about one mile north-west of the coastguard station, and at 6.58 the...

The Motor j fishing boat Renown left Lerwick at 10 P.M. on 23rd May for the fishing grounds off the Isle of Noss, and as she , had not returned by the afternoon of j the following day, the Motor Life-boat j was sent out at 4.5...

The Sir William Hillary to which Mr Hills refers below was the RNLI'sfirst 'fast' lifeboat. Designed largely for rapid response in the event of an aircraft crash, she was 64ft long and powered by two 375hp petrol engines giving a... - View image in PDF

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the evening of the 8th December the coastguard reported that the Barrow Deep lightvessel was firing signals of distress as flares had been seen in a south-westerly direction. The wind was light and the sea smooth,...