LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

To WILLIAM GRIMES, on his retirement, after serving for 16 years as coxswain of the Wells life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a pension.

To ROLAND HAYTER, on his retirement, after serving for 14f years...

Honorary Life- Governors THE following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and are presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution:...

The Life-boat John Byburn was sent on 3rd March to the assistance of a vessel which had stranded on Ingal Skerry and was showing signals of distress.

A messenger reported at 10.30 A.M. that the vessel was on a dangerous...

Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 11.10 in the morning of the 15th of February, 1951, the coastguard reported that three local fishing boats were having difficulty entering harbour be- cause of the heavy swell on the...

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Capsized dinghy ON THE AFTERNOON of Wednesday May 11, 1983, both lifeboats stationed at Eastbourne were launched to help the fishing vessel Dawn Anne, in difficulties with a broken fuel line 1 '/2 miles east of the lifeboat station; she...

Cheaper marine diesel engines give you a lot more than Parsons.

Quite a lot of marine diesel engines are cheaper than Parsons.

Initially.

But the price tag isn't the only criterion...

EXHAUSTED BY ROWING Whitehills, Banffshire. At 1.55 a.m.

on 3rd August, 1965, the police reported that a flare had been seen off Banff. The life-boat Helen Wycherley launched at 2.15 in a moderate north-easterly breeze and...