LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sarah Ann
On the 6th September the fishing boat Sarah Ann, of Hoylake, returning from the fishing grounds, ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank. As the weather was threatening, it was decided to take out the Life-boat Admiral Briggs, and at 7.35 P.M....
Walton and Frinton
WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX On the 19th January, 1941, the Walton and Frinton life-boat rescued the crew of three of the sailing barge Martha, of Rochester.
COXSWAIN THOMAS H. BLOOM was awarded the bronze...
Category: Medals
Arbroath
ARBROATH, ANGUS On the 9th February, 1940, the Arbroath life-boat rescued the seven survivors of the crew of the hopper Foremost 102, of Aberdeen.
COXSWAIN WILLIAM SWANKIE was awarded the bronze medal..
Category: Medals
Cover Picture
Appledore Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat breasts heavy surf in Bideford Bay. She was donated by RAF personnel and their families stationed at Wildenrath, Germany, who raised more than £5,000 for the RNLI in just one... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An early detour
Torbay lifeboat crew were called from their beds at 1am on Monday 19 September 2011 to evacuate a sick passenger from a New York-bound cruise liner. The liner altered course to meet the Severn class lifeboat Alec & Christina Dykes at...
Category: Articles
Tanera
HELICOPTER AND BOATS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 3.25 p.m.
on Saturday the 14th September, 1963, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that the ship Collena had reported that the yacht Tanera...
Nell Gwyn
Sails jammed A MAYDAY MESSAGE from the yacht, Nell Gwyn, in distress off Amlwch, was received by Holyhead coastguard on the morning of Monday October 8, 1984.
At 1127 Moelfre's lifeboat, the 37ft 6in Rother class,...
Welcome
As I write, RNLI people have been attending and preparing for national and regional award ceremonies – events that celebrate the outstanding achievements of our volunteers, fundraisers and...
Category: Articles
Birthday fundraiser is flush with donations
When Connie Richards, President of Redruth Ladies’ Lifeboat Guild, celebrated her 90th birthday, she requested donations to the RNLI instead of gifts. Together, they totalled £654 with Gift Aid. Pictured here is Connie’s birthday cake,...
Category: Articles
Nono
Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 3.48 on the afternoon of the 17th of June, 1954, a message was received from the Valen- tia Radio Station that a vessel was flying distress signals about one and a half miles south-south-west of Skellig's Rocks...