LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 2.55 on the afternoon of the 22nd of July, 1957, the coxswain was told that a fishing- vessel had wirelessed that a small sailing craft was ashore near the King's Scar buoy and that her crew were waving for help...

Appledore, Devon. At 12.45 P-m- on 15th February, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man on Lundy Island had broken his leg.

Arrangements were being made for him to be taken off by helicopter but the...

Appledore, Devon. At 10.10 a.m. on 2nd July, 1964, while the life-boat Louisa Anne Hawker was on a combined exercise with the Royal Air Force, the sailing yacht Armorel, about three miles south-west by west of Fairway buoy, was seen to be...

The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston ladies' guild held their annual lifeboat ball at the Ocean Room, Gorleston-on-Sea. Among the 530 guests were Lt Cdr Brian Miles, director of the RNLI, accompanied by his wife Anne, together with the Mayor... - View image in PDF

JULY 25TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

At 4.40 in the morning, a message was received from the coastguard that it was thought that a Lancaster aeroplane was down in the sea about six miles from Anderby Creek. A light...

Knockdown A COASTER, Fendyke, in trouble off Carnoustie a few miles north of the entrance to the River Tay was reported to the honorary secretary (operations)of Broughty Ferry lifeboat station, who is also the harbour master, by HM...

THE United World College of the Atlantic is 25 years old this year. What has this to do with the RNLI and what is Atlantic College anyway? Those who are familiar with the history of the college might well consider it the birth place of the...

Awards to coxswains, crews and shore helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were also...