LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The weather forecast promised heavy rain and strong winds - and how accurate it was! The guests assembled at the naming ceremony of the Trent class lifeboat Esme Anderson at Ramsgate on 25 October 1994 braced themselves for all that the...

THURSDAY, 1st June, 1876 : THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and...

Five saved from stranded fishing vessel THE 75ft MFV Graceful begins to break up shortly after her crew of five had been taken off by Arklow's Mersey class lifeboat in the early hours of 28 November 1997.

The lifeboat...

Since the last Annual Presentation of Awards Meeting, the Committee of Management has awarded 3 Honorary Life Governorships, 10 Bar to Gold Badges and 55 Gold Badges. Each of the following entries states the dates of the first and latest...

Bundoran 

Sun shines on named after. soapbox race

Bundoran’s seventh annual soapbox race took place in June, with crowds turning out to marvel at people’s engineering triumphs – and chuckle at their...

Two lifeboats capsize and right A DANISH CARGO VESSEL, Lone Diinia, in distress six miles north west of Skerryvore Lighthouse was reported by HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Barra Island lifeboat station at 2355 on Saturday...

Hidden among a band of ace fund raisers are Shoreham lifeboat's motor mechanic. Jack Silverson, and Ian Wallington, RO(SE). The children, class 1 (aged 10 and II) of Shoreham Beach First School, have just handed over a cheque for... - View image in PDF

Aith, Shetland December 10.

Amble, Northumberland December 9, 19 and January 28.

Anstruther, Fife December 13.

Arbroath, Angus December 22.

Arklow, Co. Wicklow December...