LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 4.46 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1957, it was learnt that the yacht Donna had capsized in the bay off Monks- house. The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched at 4.55 in a moderate sea. There was a...

Honorary Life Governor The following have been appointed honorary life-governors of the Institution and presented with a copy of the vote in- scribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent as President of the...

THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND ITS LIFE-BOATS.

XLIV. BROOKS.—The George and Anne, 32 feet by 7 feet 6 inches, 10 oars.

XLV. BRIGHSTONE GRANGE.—The Worcester Cadet, 34 feet by 8 feet, 10...

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 3.27 on the morning of the 20th of June, 1955,the Walton-on-the-Naze coastguard telephoned that the Galloper light- vessel had reported that a motor yacht two miles north-east of the light- vessel had fired red...

Miss MARGARET POWER, of Mount Royal, Old Common, Cobham, Surrey, honorary secretary of the Cobham branch, proposes to form a stamp club in order to sell foreign postage stamps for the benefit of the Institution. She would be very glad to...

NECO MARINE AREPROUD TO SUPPLY the R.N.LI, with CAPSTANS & HOISTS.

Our company also enjoys an international reputation for AUTOMATIC PILOTS for sail or power boats and commercial vessels REPEATER COMPASSES, STEERING...

Starting in March 1942 the Austin Motor Company gave the Institution during the war one shilling for each horse power of every engine which it built for ships' life-boats. These gifts made a total of £1,123. The company also held a...

A routine exercise on 10 June between The Lizard lifeboat and a naval helicopter became the real thing the following day.

Both were called to the aid of the fishing vessel Harvester, which had reported an engine room fire...