LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Coxswain Jesse L. Salmon, who died on 13th January, 1938, at the age of eighty-four, had a distinguished career. He was bowman of the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat for just over a year, second coxswain for over fifteen years, and coxswain for...

A light in the darkness As announced in the spring 2005 issue of the Lifeboat, the RNLI ran an advertisement on selected cable and satellite TV channels during April.

Filmed as if from the perspective of a casualty...

CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN.—At noon on the 12th January intelligence was received that a vessel had hoisted signals of distress in Derbyhaven Bay. The Life-boat Thomas Black was taken on her carriage to Darbyhaven, where she was launched and...

SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. — While the fishing boat Bosebud, of Lowestoft, was being sailed from that place to Lerwick, on the 7th April, by two Shetland fishermen who had just purchased her, she was brought up by stress of weather and had to...

A roaring success

The Bikers Cove, neighbours and friends of RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station, hosted a custom bike show at the end of July – and it was certainly a 'triumph'. Over 400 bikers from all over...

Canine calamity! Filey's inshore lifeboat was called out in March this year to help rescue a dog that was cut off by the tide and stranded on rocks.

Photo: Graham Taylor Coastguards had previously climbed down 60m of...

Paula Fudge, world class athlete, reaches for a lottery ticket from the depths of the drum spun by Fred Williams, appeals office superviser.

John Atterton (r). then deputy director of the RNLI, was one of the supervisors of... - View image in PDF

MONTROSE.—On the 27th of January, the No. 1 Life-boat Augusta rendered assistance to the barque Frida, of and for Christiania, coal laden, from Grangemouth, which had stranded on the Annat Bank in a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea. Five...