LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—On the night of the 19th September flares were seen about three miles N.E. of the life-boat station. They were repeated shortly after and the motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was launched at 10.30 P.M.

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Mr and Mrs Cowan of Lanarkshire scooped first prize in the Winter 2009 Lifeboat Lottery and met the staff and volunteers of Troon Lifeboat Station when they picked up their prize of £5,000.

Mr Cowan says: ‘It’s all...

MAKING WAVES IN DUNBAR

In January, a group of young surfers from the Wave Project – an organisation that helps young people reduce anxiety and increase confidence through its award-winning surf courses – paid a visit to...

At about 5 P.M. on the 7th | January a message was received stating that the steamer Teesborougli, of Mid- dlesbrough, was ashore about three- quarters of a mile outside the harbour.

As the sea was not very heavy at the...

A SUPERB SET OF FOUR BEAUTIFULLY LIMITED TO A VERY LOW 250 IMPRESSIONS SIGNED A EACH PRINT IS MOUNTED AND FRAMED IN A BEAUTIFUL THE BATTLE OF QUIBERON BAY EACH BEAUTIFUL PRINT IS LIMITED TO ONLY 250 ARTIST SIGNED DETAILED INFORMATION OF...

One of Weston-super-Mare's two inshore lifeboats is an 18' 6" McLachlan. Designed byJ.A. McLachlan ofG. L. Watson and Co., Glasgow, she is built of glass reinforced plastic and has a ragged chine. With twin inboard petrol... - View image in PDF

Nineteen of the Institution’s life-boats helped to bring off men of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Two of these life-boats, Ramsgate and Margate, were manned by their own crews. They...

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