LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

INJURED SEAMAN LANDED IN SEVERE GALE AND COMPLETE DARKNESS Force 9 gale and snow squalls hinder Atlantic 21 rescue in The WashHelmsman Alan Clarke of Hunstanton lifeboat has been awarded a bar to his Bronze medal for a service in the...

West Division Injured swimmer A SOUTH-WESTERLY NEAR GALE force 7 was blowing on the afternoon of Saturday August 2, 1986, when the honorary secretary of Tenby lifeboat station was told by Milford Haven coastguard that a swimmer off Monkstone...

Congratulations Once again RNLI supporters excelled themselves with the Lifeboat Lottery. The spring 2005 Lottery was the RNLI's highest earning Lottery ever, raising over £557,000. Many thanks to all of you who purchased tickets...

WITH deep regret we announce the death on January 24 of Mrs Patricia Rickard.

Mrs Rickard (left) had worked for the RNLI since 1961, was a member of the London ladies' bridge committee and six years ago founded the...

INFLATABLE STEPS IN TO TAKE OVER TOW Heavy seas and poor conditions as D class saves three A service by Port Talbot's D class inshore lifeboat in difficult conditions has led to the award of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on...

TIME OF THE ESSENCE AS TOW IS PASSED Eight saved from yacht dismasted and close to rocks in onshore gale The coxswain of Blyth lifeboat, Keith Barnard, has been awarded the RNLI's Thanks of the Institution on Vellum for saving the lives...

In the New Year Honours List, the BEM was awarded to Frank Moore, motor mechanic of Barrow lifeboat since 1954. He was assistant motor mechanic at Barrow from 1937 to 1953.

* * * It is with deep regret that we announce the...

Coxswain Richard Evans, BEM, received the Honorary Fellowship of Manchester Polytechnic on Thursday, December 4, 1975, in honour of his long and distinguished service as a member of the crew and as coxswain of Moelfre lifeboat. Coxswain...