LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Royal visit to four Scottish stations The RNLI's President, HRH The Duke of Kent, visited four lifeboat stations on the west coast of Scotland during a two day visit in July.

On 21 and 22 July, the President met...

Seventy passengers from the Scillonian which went aground in a fog (See page 291). - View image in PDF

Walmer, Kent.—About 7.40 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain received a message that a yacht was in distress three miles from the South Goodwin Buoy. The coastguard were informed, and the life-boat Charles Dibdin,...

DUNGENESS, KENT.—On the 6th April the Coastguard watchman informed the coxswain of the Life-boat B.A.O.E. that a large steamer had stranded on the Newcome Sand. He at once summoned the crew and at 6.15 p.m. the boat was launched. A strong...

DR NORA ACHESON who died in Aideburgh in 1981, in her eightieth year, had always been connected with the local lifeboat. It was thought that she was the first lady doctor ever to have gone to sea in an RNLI lifeboat on service when she stood...

While Paul Squire, singer and comedian, was appearing in Bridlington for last summer's season, he helped to raise money for the RNLI time and time again—nothing was too much trouble. So, when the time came for him to leave. Coxswain Fred... - View image in PDF

Disabled A FISHING VESSEL, Gardelwen, suffering engine and steering failure was reported to the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 0330 on Sunday October 31, 1982. She was 17'/2 miles bearing 265°M from Barmouth and...

OCTOBER 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.

At 12.50 in the afternoon the landlord of the Crown Inn, on the sea front, was serving in his bar. The morning had been foggy, but at that moment the sun came through and as it did so...