LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Three rescued in strong winds and poor visibilityThe RNLI's chief of operations has congratulated the crew of Holyhead's Tyne class lifeboat St Cybi II following a service to the 52ft yacht Espaniola.

In his letter...

Peel, Isle of Man.—Shortly after one •o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th •of August, 1950, the harbour master notified the honorary secretary that the local fishing yawl Ruby, overdue with a <^rew of two, had broken down at White...

BELGIAN TRAWLER AGROUND AND DAMAGED Caister, Norfolk. At 4.15 a.m. on Thursday the 22nd August, 1963, the Gorleston coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small vessel appeared to be aground on North Scroby sands. At 5.20 the life...

Awards to Lifeboatmen Alan Thomas, coxswain of the Tenby lifeboat, has won the Maud Smith Award for 'the most outstanding act of lifesaving by a lifeboatman' during 1989.

The award follows the lifeboat's rescue...

DECEMBER 5TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.5 at night the Brixham coastguard reported that a vessel, anchored about a quarter of a mile north of Brixham breakwater, was making distress signals. A northerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was rough...

The New Brighton life-boat carried out a very difficult service when, in a -rough sea, she brought a sick soldier ashore from a fort. He had to be lowered into the life-boat, lashed to his stretcher, while she was in violent motion all the...

AGROUND IN FOG Dunbar, East Lothian. At 2.54 p.m. on 6th October, 1965, the coastguard reported that the m.f.v. Virgin IV had run aground in fog on Long Craig rock, half a mile west of the harbour.

The life-boat Margaret...

Reproduction of the Portrait of a Famous Coxswain.

THE Institution is preparing a Life-boat Calendar for 1931, which will be ready in November. In previous years the calendars have consisted of reproduc- tions of paintings...