LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Trawler Strikes Cliff-Face
A SERVICE carried out by a reserve life-boat, which resulted in the saving of three lives, has led to the award of the bronze medal for gallantry to the Howth coxswain, Joseph McLoughlin.
The first intimation of a boat in...
Category: Services
Edina
DEAL.—Signals were observed at about 9 P.M. on the 26th January in the direction of the Brake Sand, and the Gull Lightship also sent up rockets. A strong W.S.W. gale was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea. The crew of the Mary Somervilla...
Fit and Strong
One need only look at the cork-clad oarsmen of over 100 years ago or the 'lady launchers'of the 1950s to see just how much has changed over the decades in saving lives at sea. Today's crews and lifeguards have previously undreamt...
Category: Articles
Operation Completed
IN 1971 the decision was taken that all offshore lifeboats not already fitted, should be equipped with VHP radio in addition to the MF equipment which has been standard since 1945. The resulting fitting programme, which involved the...
Category: Articles
Barton Queen
Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 9 a.m. on loth January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the local trawler Barton Queen was aground on Newcombe Sand two hundred yards off the harbour entrance. The life-boat Frederick Edward...
Undaunted
PENMON, ANGLESEY.—On the morning of the 7th November the Life-boatChristopher Brown was called out on service, a vessel being observed in distress, but, on reaching her, assistance was declined. A whole gale was blowing at the time, the sea...
Obituary
SINCE the last issue of The Lifeboat was published, the Institution has lost by death a number of its friends and workers, among them Sir Charles Wilson, Chairman of the Leeds Branch, Colonel Cornish, for many years HonorarySecretary of the...
Category: Obituaries
Past and Present
5O years ago From the pages of the LIFEBOAT WAR BULLETIN No. 7 of March 1942 30 MONTHS OF WAR In the first thirty months of war Life-boats have rescued 4630 lives. They have rescued more lives in thirty months of war than in the last...
Category: Articles
Nyon
St. Abbs, Berwickshire. At 7.57 on the evening of the 15th of November, 1958, the coxswain received a message that the motor vessel Nyon of Basle was ashore three and a half miles north- west of St. Abbs Head. At 8.15 the life-boat W. Ross...
A Yacht
If you were rescued by the RNLI, would you thank those involved? Surprisingly, many people don't. Dave Gambell, rescued by Yarmouth lifeboat, is an exception.
What follows is his letter of gratitude to the crew,...