LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

• The first edition of The Small-Boat Skipper's Safety Book by Denny Desoutter (Hollis and Carter, £1.95) was published in 1972. The revised second edition published this year is in the light, no doubt, of after thoughts; but it...

With enormous surf breaking violently around them, how could two hypothermic men possibly escape their rocky prison?

Whipsiderry Bay is one of Cornwall’s ‘hidden gems’ that sees surfers catching waves all year round. So it...

Bather in difficulty HUMBER COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Mablethorpe lifeboat station at 1634 on Friday August 19, 1983, that a bather was in difficulty at Theddlethorpe, about three miles to the north of the station....

Birthday and New Year's Honours QBE Horace Kemball Greaves, secretary, Manchester Savings Committee. After the loss of the Mumbles lifeboat in 1947 Mr Greaves, then town treasurer of Swansea and honorary secretary of the Swansea branch,...

Another service was also performed by this life-boat on the 12th September, in going off to the assistance of a sloop which was observed with a signal of distress flying a short distance below the jetty, while a heavy gale from W.N.W. was...

GIRVAN, SCOTLAND.—A dismasted vessel was seen off Benacres Head fast drifting towards the shore during stormy weather on the 28th October. The Sir Home Poph,am Life-boat was launched at 5.30 P.M., and found the vessel brought up at anchor in...

SKEGNESS.—The Herbert Ingram Lifeboat was launched at 11.30 A.M., on the 28th January, during a strong breeze from the N., snow-squalls, and a rough sea, in response to signals of distress, and found the brig Starbeam, of and for Boston,...

MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—On the 31st of August the Life-boat Star of Hope was launched for practice in a strong S.W.

gale and a moderate sea. Whilst cruising under canvas, signals of distress were seen to be shown by the schooner...