LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...

JUNE 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 7.13 P.M. a message was received from the Berry Head coastguard that a small boat, with two people on board, appeared to be in distress 2 miles S.W. by S. of the Torquay coastguard look-out hut. A W.N.W. breeze...

Trent class 14-02 Esme Anderson KwCrew Coxswain/Mechanic Ron Cannon Emergency Mechanic timothy Hurst Crew Member Lance Oram Medal Service Certificate Crew Members: Alan Bray Ian Cannon Christopher Andrews Raymond Noble James Barth Brett...

Overdue BELFAST COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Portaferry lifeboat station at 1815 on Sunday December 19, 1982, that the yacht Frieda, on passage in Strangford Lough betweeen Killyleagh and Ringshaddy, had been reported...

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS OVER BAR Crew member leaps aboard casualty from C class inflatable Helmsman Peter Heading and Crew Member Robert Gorman of Aberystwyth lifeboat station have been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for Gallantry...

All inquiries concerning YLA matters should be addressed to: Mr. Alasdair Garrett, Secretary, Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association, 29a Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 ITT.

(Tel.: 0722-6966).RALLY...

Mr. Douglas Newall, a water bailiff employed by the Avon and Dorset River Board, and Major Oliver Kite, a well-known fisherman, tied some specimen dry flies as used on the chalk streams of southern England. The case of flies was auctioned at...

Crew member swims through heavy surf and scales cliff to survivor Simon Chadwick, a member of Bude lifeboat crew, has received a letter of thanks from the Chairman of the Institution following his first service call in the station's D...