LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 11.48 on the night of the 17th of November, 1955, a message was received from the Valentia radio station that the trawler Styvel, of Concarneau. France, which had a crew of ten, had wirelessed that she had broken down...

Mis- Cumberbatch, Honorary Secretary of the Eating Branch, on board the vessel which carried out salvage operations to the SS. " Georgia " off Crorrer, Baling Life-boat Day this year raised £300, as compared with £47 in... - View image in PDF

Bather in difficulty HUMBER COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Mablethorpe lifeboat station at 1634 on Friday August 19, 1983, that a bather was in difficulty at Theddlethorpe, about three miles to the north of the station....

Cromer, Norfolk.—About six o'clock on the evening of the llth of June, 1953, the coastguard passed on to the coxswain of the No. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg a message he had received from Sheringham that a small motor vessel close to the...

10 years ago, we opened our training centre of excellence. A decade on, what difference has RNLI College made?

There’s a small but unusual entry in the Winter 2012 launches feature of the...

(right) Noisy and spectacular - one of the Coastguard's helicopters arrived each day to give spectators a close-up of transfers to and from an Atlantic off the depot quay.. - View image in PDF

FLAMBOROUGH.—On the 15th January, while a strong gale was blowing from W.N.W., with a heavy sea, six of the fishing-boats were trying to reach the North Landing, but were unable to do so in consequence of the state of the wind and sea. The...

A very heavy storm of wind and snow was experienced here on the 8th February, and the- sea broke heavily amongst the rocks. The schooner Mary, of Montrose, coal laden from Methill for Balta Sound, brought up at anchor north of the harbour...