LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

FEBRUARY 17TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.

At 2.44 in the afternoon life-boatmen on the promenade saw an aeroplane crash west-north-west of the coastguard station, about a mile off shore. The crash was also seen and...

Selling Our Secrets, Silly Odd Socks, Soup Or Sandwiches … once again, lifeboat crews, lifeguards and supporters got into the spirit of SOS Day on 29 January.

Celebrity supporters included stars of Emmerdale, the Llanelli...

Fearless RNLI supporters jumped into the record books in June when they smashed the record for the most tandem skydives in one day.

On Saturday 14 June, 323 fundraisers around the UK jumped from a height of 3,048m, with 25...

DECEMBER 6TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning several fishing cobles had put out to sea, but shortly afterwards the weather began to get bad, and several of the boats on reaching the fishing grounds, turned back. By 1 P.M. a S...

JUNE 2 7TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.

At 11.30 at night the coastguard reported a vessel, apparently at anchor, to the south of Portpatrick. The naval authorities asked the life-boat to go out and investigate. A strong...

APRIL 29TH. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND, AND SUNDERLAND, DURHAM. At 11.3 at night a message was received at Cullercoats from the Blyth coastguard that a destroyer was in need of help at the entrance to the Tyne. A strong westnorth- west...

Jan. 2.—Voted the Silver Medal and U. to Mr.

JAMES MACKAY for saving two boys by swimming at great risk to a boat, which, had been swamped while attempting to cross the Bar of Tongue, tine Margaret, of Rye, which was...

THE Thirty-second Annual Meeting of this philanthropic Institution, which is supported entirely by voluntary contributions to assist destitute persons cast away upon our coasts, was held on the 26th May last at the Mansion House, the Right...