LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rescue of Man Cut Off By Tide
Letters of commendation signed by the Chairman of the Committee of Management, Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, R.N., have been sent to Mr. John Parsons of Luton and Master Michael Dunn of Highbridge for rescuing a man who was cut off by...
Category: Services
Seylla II
Steering damaged BRONZE MEDAL AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY, 1986 found the Channel Islands in the grip of a southerly force 10 storm, which had earlier swept across most of the rest of Britain.
At 1935 St Peter Port Radio...
Imp
Just before 1 P.M.
on the 26th April a man told members of the life-boat crew that a small boat was drifting out to sea and the only occupant was waving for help. A moderate S.W. gale was blowing and the sea was rough....
Book Reviews
• The history of Britain's Coastguard is an extraordinarily colourful one, and it is surprising that hitherto no full history of the service has been published.
The deficiency has now been made good by William Webb in...
Category: Articles
Coxswain Seamus Mccormack of Rosslare Harbour
Coxswain Seamus McCormack of Rosslare Harbour joined the crew in 1973 and served as Second Coxswain from 1977 until his appointment as Coxswain in 1987.
In 1979 he was awarded a bronze medal in recognition of the courage,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mount Taygetus
OCTOBER 6TH. - TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.
The Greek steamer Mount Taygetus had been reported in distress, but she was only awaiting permission to go into Milford Haven. Later the life-boat was asked to take a message to her, but...
Welcome
Whether people walk by the sea, have fun on it, or save lives in it, we want them to stay safe. Lifeguards like those pictured on our front page face tough training to prepare them: high standards of fitness, safety knowledge...
Category: Articles
Vision
Six fishermen saved from stranded vessel in heavy seas The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum has been awarded to Coxswain Robert Duffy of Howth lifeboat following a service to a fishing boat in Force 7 winds and heavy seas. The deputy...
Cruiser
Dover, Kent. At 12.43 a.m. on 28th August, 1965, the Folkestone coastguard reported that the master of the tug Cruiser of Liverpool was very ill and required a doctor. The life-boat Southern Africa put out at 1.17 with a doctor on board in a...
Royal Humane Society Award
On 7th August, 1968, when the Ramsey, Isle of Man, life-boat Thomas Corbett was being launched for publicity purposes the tractor driver, Mr. W.
Collister, who was wearing his life-saving suit, was swept off the tractor...
Category: Awards