LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the afternoon of the 20th of June.

1959, the life-boat Richard Vernon and Mary Garforth of Leeds was on a routine exercise near Gettiswick Bay, Angle Point, when several sailing dingh- ies taking part in the Milford...

Workington, Cumberland. At 2.13 on the morning of the 6th of November, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen one mile north-east of Mary- port. At 2.45 the life-boat Edward...

The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...

SCARBOROUGH, August 1, 1987: the 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia arrives back at Scarborough with the 38ft yacht Tin Fish which she had towed 24 miles after the vessel's engines had failed. A force 5/6 north-westerly wind at the...

JAN. 25TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 11.16 P.M. on the 24th January the coastguard reported a vessel making signals on her siren. The night was misty with a light S.S.E. wind and a moderate swell. Later the coastguard reported that a...

Two saved in harbour dramaFaced with the choice of a wait offshore for eight hours in gale force conditions or reaching dry Land quickly by a risky harbour entry, which would you choose? Decision time When a crew of two undertook a maiden...

The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...

The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...