LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...

THE Schiller disaster served to turn public attention to the question of Fog-signals and Alarms; and some interest was felt in the evidence taken before the BOARD or TRADE Court of Inquiry, apart from that naturally induced by the details of...

MARGATE, KENT.—On the evening of 20th February the Coxswain was in- formed by telephone from the Coast- guard Lookout that lights had been seen at sea. A few minutes later more lights and a rocket were seen in the direction of the Tongue...

NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—The Life-boat placed on this station twenty years since by the Institution has recently been replaced by a new self-righting ' boat, 37 ft. long, 9 ft. 3 in. wide, and rowing twelve oars, double banked; she is pro-...

Where is your hat?! I have been an RNLI Shoreline member for around 24 years.

I joined after chatting to a lifeboat crew member whilst on holiday in North Wales. He told me of an incident where a young boy had got into...

The RNLI’s many boathouses are often adapted through their lifetimes to meet changing operational needs but sometimes they must be vacated entirely – and then enter a whole new existence

If walls could speak, those of old...

At 3.55 on the afternoon of 17th November, 1962, the honorary secretary of the Seaham life-boat station, Captain R. Hudson, was informed by the coast- guard that, according to a report from a local fisherman, a small boat was still out and...

LIFEBOAT CLASSIFIED THE HOTEL FOR ALL SEASONS Secluded, romantic and wonderful hospitality HOLNE CHASE Nr. Ashburton, Devon Poundsgate (036 43) 471 AA + RAC** Commendation of B.T A.

ISLES OF SCILLY MINCARLO GUEST HOUSE -...