LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE Institution has awarded to Coxswain Thomas Sinclair, of Aberdeen, a second-service clasp to the silver medal which he already holds, and special awards to the crew, for the rescue on 5th November last of two men of the crew of eight of...

Dave Kennett is coxswain of the Yarmouth lifeboat. Having joined the crew in 1968, he served as second coxswain from 1969 until his appointment as coxswain/mechanic in 1971.

Since 1979, Dave has been the station's... - View image in PDF

FLEETWOOD TRAWLER AGROUND IN HEBRIDES Stornoway, Outer Hebrides. The honorary secretary received a message from the Stornoway coastguard at approximately 11.20 on the night of Thursday the 19th September, 1963, stating that a vessel had gone...

Aith, Shetland—22nd February. Early in the morning the telephone service having failed, the volunteer-in-charge of the Board of Trade rocket lifesaving apparatus at Walls travelled ten miles to bring news from Lerwick that flares had been...

Moelfre, Anglesey - At 9.50 p.m. on 26th July, 1967, news was given that the yacht Elvina, in a position four miles north north west of the life-boat house, was making no headway against the wind and tide and was drifting out to sea. Her...

While a strong gale was blowing from the S., accompanied by a very heavy sea, on the night of the 5th October, signals of distress were shown by the schooner Mary and Martha, bound from Queensferry for Dundalk, laden with bricks, which had...

To W. J. HANNANT, on his retirement on the closing of the Station, after serving 11 years as Bowman of the Hasborough Life-boat, a Pension.

To CHARLES H. HARVEY, on his retirement on the closing of the Station, after...

COXSWAIN WALTER O. COTTON, who died on the 23rd of May, 1948, at the age of 71, served at four life-boat stations in the Isle of Wight. He began his life-boat service in 1898 as a member of the crew at Brighstone Grange, of which his father...