LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

In the five years life-boatmen have been awarded by the Institution 7 gold, 41 silver and 153 bronze medals. They have also won two Distinguished Service Medals, four British Empire Medals and one George Medal. In all they have won 204...

Winter at Lowestoft: the 47ft Waveney lifeboat Frederick Edward Crick under snow, January 1979. The photograph was taken by Crew Member Michael Richford.. - View image in PDF

MAY MEETING GRIMNESS, ORKNEYS. About 2 in the afternoon of the 30th January, 1940, a ship’s boat, which had got away from the S.S.

Giralda, of Leith, after she had been bombed by German aeroplanes, was seen drifting ashore...

CULLERCOATS AND OTHER LlFE-BOATS.

—On the 13th February stormy weather prevailed 'on our north-east coast, and many of-the boats which had proceeded to their fishing-grounds were placed in great jeopardy in returning to...

Dover, Kent.—At 11.9 on the morn- ing of the 20th of December, 1952, the Sandgate coastguard telephoned that a man was cut off by the tide near St.

Margaret's Bay, and" at 11.30 the life- boat Southern Africa, in...

Torbay, Devon.—At 1.30 on the after- noon of the 1st of July, 1953, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that a boy had fallen over a cliff south of Berry Head coastguard look-out post. He had been badly hurt and, at 1.45 the life-boat...

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 6.28 on the evening of the 24th of March, 1959, the police were informed that the sailing dinghy Mild and Bitter had capsized in the bay and that two people were in the water. The honorary secretary and...

Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 9.15 on the morning of the 5th of July, 1956, the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Sarah Ann was over- due. After further enquiries had been made, the life-boat Gertrude was launched at 10.5...