LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NOV. 24TH. - NEW BRIGHTON , CHESHIRE. At 10 P.M. the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board reported a vessel ashore on the revetment, inshore of Beta Buoy. A fresh N.N.W. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and squalls of wind, rain and hail. The...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 6.14 p.m. on 7th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the tanker Metco advising him that two men were drifting past her in lifejackets. A further...

ALL associated with the life-boat service will have heard with the greatest regret of the death at Worthing, on the 29th November, 1939, at the age of 69, of Sir George Shee, late secretary of the Institution.

Sir George...

On the same day that the first rescue of the crew of the Arctic Prince took place, the ketch Millam Castle, of Barrow, was seen making signals for help in St.

Tudwal's Outer Roads, Cardigan Bay.

She...

Barrow, Lancashire. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 13th of July, 1958, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that he had seen a fishing boat in difficulties four miles south-east o the life-boat station. Five minutes later the...

Crosshaven’s B class lifeboat Miss Betty is pictured searching for a man in Cork harbour after a car fell off the crossriver ferry on 8 March.

The driver of the car was recovered immediately, and the lifeboat launched to...

LITTLE HAVEN, PEMBROKESHIRE.—On the 15th February, while a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea, intelligence was received that a large barque which was lying in St. Bride's Bay was dragging her anchors and was...

Three serving coxswains and a retired coxswain of the R.N.L.I. were honoured with the B.E.M. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. They were Coxswain Edward C. Larbalestier, of St. Helier, Channel Islands, Coxswain Robert Lee, Douglas,...