LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

EMPTY YACHT TOWED TO QUAY Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 19th June, 1962, the motor mechanic told the honorary secretary that a yacht had broken adrift from her moorings at Knott End and was being carried out across...

'horsing' the boat, she continued for a time to be launched with the aid of a locally-based regiment. Before being taken out of commission in 9 6John and Henrietta had been launched 61 times and rescued 27 lives. The boat was...

FIRST RESCUE FROM HOVERCRAFT On the 17th September, 1962, the first rescue of the crew of a hovercraft was carried out by the Rhyl, Flintshire, life-boat. For a full account of this service, for which Coxswain Harold Campini was awarded the...

Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.25 p.m. on 29th August, 1965, the coastguard, who had been keeping observation on a trimaran off Warrenby, notified the honorary secretary that the boat did not appear to be making headway in the west-north-westerly...

The Institution is re-analysing its records to investigate the causes of loss of life at sea. Some interesting facts are emerging.The RNLI exists for one simple reason - to save lives at sea. In the pursuit of that seemingly simple goal it...

SOUTHWOLD. — The Coxswain of the Life-boat having observed signals of distress during a strong gale from the S."W., a very heavy sea, and hazy weather, on the 15th August, summoned his crew, and at 8.45 A.M. the Life-boat Quiver No. 2...

JANUARY 16TH. - MARGATE, RAMSGATE.

AND WALMER. KENT. At 9.30 P.M. a message was received at Margate from the Margate coastguard that an Italian steamer was sinking close to the North Goodwin Light-vessel. A strong N.E. wind...

At 9 P.M. on the 27th January a messenger reported that a vessel was ashore on a dangerous reef at Rotheeholm Head. Owing to the darkness and the S. by E. gale which was ragingj it was not possible to learn any further particulars about the...