LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 6.35 oil the evening of the 26th of December, 1953, a man at Jethou reported that the local fishing boat Belarita, which had engine trouble, had left for St.

Sampson's in tow of the motor...

NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On the 23rd January the Newbiggin fishing-boats went to the fishing-ground at 4 A.M. A severe gale from the S.E. sprung up in the forenoon, and at 12.15 it became necessary to launch the Life-boat William,...

C class takes off two survivors before fishing boat breaks up Helmsman Ian McDowell of the St Bees lifeboat has been awarded the Institution's Bronze Medal for the leadership, skill and courage he displayed during a service to a fishing...

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire; Rhyl, Flintshire; Beaumaris and Moelfre, Anglesey - At 4 p.m. on 6th May, 1968, the coastguard informed the Llandudno honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down one mile west of Great Ormes Head...

Three walkers three lifeboatsThe difficulties of working close inshore in surf were vividly illustrated when Newhaven's Arun class lifeboat, her ' Y' boat and the Eastbourne D class were all involved in a service to save three...

Stromness, Orkney.—On the morning of the 13th May the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was ashore on Kili Holm, in the Westray Firth, and that it was doubtful if local boats could establish communication. A moderate S.E. breeze was...

Women's Work . . .

. . . IN THE RNLI IT IS NEVER DONE.

by Ray Kipling DEPUTY PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, RXLI '/ don't know where we would have been sometimes without the ladies. No credit would...

HYTHE, KENT.—The NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a Life-boat establishment in the neighbourhood of this place, the station being styled the Hythe, Sandgate, and Folkestone Life-boat Station. The boat is manned by a joint crew of...