LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 5th October the coastguard reported that a sailing barge was in difficulties, with its sails blown away, and was drifting towards the Newcome Sands. A moderate S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea...

The Societe Nationale des Hospital- iers Sauveteurs Bretons has awarded its silver medal for saving life with diploma to Sergeant E. C. Smith of the Royal Air Force for the rescue by helicopter of two of the crew of the trawler Jeanne Gougy...

At 6 A.M. on the 31st January the fishing cobles put to sea to haul their lines, and at 9 A.M.

the wind and sea increased. Twenty- one of the cobles got into safety, but the coble Sallie was in great danger when she was...

Coverack, Cornwall.—At 5.25 in the evening of the 22nd of August, 1948, the coastguard telephoned that the police had reported a little girl cut off by the tide in Coverack Bay. A small boat went out but failed to find her.

ON the afternoon of the 17th of November, 1951, a south-westerly gale was blowing at Selsey and the seas were very rough, particularly in the shallow water near the Owers Banks. At five minutes past four the Selsey coast- guard reported to...

ARCTIC CIRCLE EXPRESS - Stockholm, the Arctic Circle and fjords of Western Norway — Travel with the UK's leading specialist in holidays by rail on this wonderful 15-day tour of Sweden and Norway. A friendly and professional Tour Manager...

Caister, Norfolk. At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a bather was in difficulties off Winterton beach. At 3.50 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched in a slight swell, with a...

Major General Sir Robert Pigot, Bart, CBE, QBE, DL, RM, a vice-president of the RNLI. Sir Robert became president of the Isle of Wight lifeboat board in 1975 and in the same year was elected on to the committee of management. In recognition...