LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire.—At nine o'clock on the morning of the 17th of April, 1957, the coastguard tele- phoned that a motor vessel, which was.

towing a fifty-feet yacht, was thought to have ropes entangled in...

The RNLI was left two extraordinarily generous gifts in Wills – £1M each – over the Winter.

Hugh and Molly Brown from Kinghorn (pictured) were longtime supporters of the RNLI. Their friend Charles Ritchie said: ‘Hugh...

The Life-boat Genrge Leicester was launched at 3.25 P.M. on the 2nd December, it having been reported that two fishing- boats were in danger some few miles N.E. of Minehead. A whole S. gale prevailed at the time, with a rough sea, and the...

SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 8th April, during a N. wind, squally weather and a very rough sea, signals of distress were shown by the sloop Watson, of Goole,was at about 5.15 P.M. The Life-boat Ann, John and Mary was at once got ready for...

On the Goodwins RAMSGATE PIERHEAD lookout sighted red flares to the south east of the harbour at 2303 on Saturday October 29,1983. The sighting was immediately reported to Dover Coastguard, the honorary secretary of Ramsgate lifeboat station...

On the 29th April, at about 1.15 P.M., a smacksman reported that he had seen a barque on the North Sand Head. The Bradford Life-boat left the harbour in tow of the Vulcan, at 1.25, and proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the Galera,...

Bridlington: The Lords Feoffees of the Manor of Bridlington receive rents and monies similar to the old feudal system. They then use the money to support local charitable causes. Bridlington's new D class inflatable lifeboat, handed over... - View image in PDF

FISHING BOATS ESCORTED IN Whitby, Yorkshire. — Early in the morning of February 19th, 1947, two fishing boats, the Pilot Me and the Gem, put to sea in moderate weather. Later the sea became heavy, making it very dangerous for boats to enter...