LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Bantham beauty The latest addition to the RNLI's fleet of lifeguard rescue boats was named CSMA/Frizzell 2005 in August 2005, providing lifesaving cover at Bantham, one of South Hams' most popular beaches. This is the second rescue... - View image in PDF

The Stratford upon Avon branch of the RNLI, together with Justina's of Stratford organised a highly successful evening of film and fashion at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Shakespeare Centre on 21 March 1996.. - View image in PDF

MARCH 1ST. - BUCKIE, AND WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE. A German aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but the crew got ashore by rubber dinghy in the darkness, unseen by the life-boats. - Rewards : Buckie, £11 14s. ; Whitehills, £15...

PLYMOUTH, DEVON On the 13th January, 1942, the Plymouth life-boat saved a Sunderland Flying Boat of the Royal Australian Air Force and rescued her crew of two.

COXSWAIN WALTER D. CROWTHER was awarded the bronze...

Three honorary secretaries of life-boat stations, Mr. Walter Riggs, of Aldeburgh, Mr. G. Scantlebury, of Plymouth, and Mr. G. L. Thomson, of Stromness, Orknays, were made Members of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours in...

An exhibition of early English bibles, belonging to Mr. E. Newgass, honorary secretary of the Steyning branch, was held in Worthing for the Institution by Mr. J. R. Aldridge, for many years the honotaty secretary at...

7 March: Bangor and Donaghadee lifeboats launched on the evening of 7 March after a passenger ferry and a cargo vessel collided in Belfast Lough. There were no injuries. The lifeboats helped assess the damage to...

On the 1st November, the schooner Auchimcruive, of Grangemouth, stranded in a strong gale and very heavy sea off Banff Harbour. The Banff life-boat pro- ceeded at once to her and took off her crew of 6 persons, the vessel shortly after...