LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN—NORTH SUNDERLAND 462 NOTES OF THE QUARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 IRB CREWS . . . NO. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

At 4.25 a.m. on 23rd June, 1967, it was learned that a helicopter was flying at first light to bring ashore the Lundy island lighthouse keeper who was suffering from second degree burns. The life-boat Louisa Anne Hawker slipped her moorings...

Lifeboat weddings: when David and Anne Richards were married in September an archway of oars was held aloft for them.

David is a crew member of Exmouth's D class inflatable lifeboat and his RNLI colleagues were there to... - View image in PDF

Kart Meyrick was fishing from the end of Porthcawl Pier on 2 February 2002 when a giant wave swept him off the pier and into the sea below. There had been a severe gale blowing for the past 24 hours and enormous waves were completely...

South East Division Speedboat AT 1734 on Bank Holiday Monday, August 1986, the crews of Sheerness' 44ft Waveney and 16ft D class inflatable lifeboats were alerted by the duty officer at the Medway Port Office, following reports from...

Walton-on-the-Naze.

The Annual Meeting was held on the 29th December, the chair being taken by Mr. E. Standley, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. W. Eagle, the Chair- man. The account for the year ending the 30th...

BRONZE MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY Former Port St Mary crew member Rick Tomlinson, Lough Swilly On 16 April 1991 photographer Rick Tomlinson was taking publicity shots of the Lough Swilly D class lifeboat from his rigid inflatable when a fishing...

100 Years Ago The following three items were first published in the journals of February. Mav and Aueust. 1885.CLACTON-ON-SEA.—At about 6 o'clock on the morning of the 7th September, during a gale of wind from the W., a schooner was seen...