LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rescue In Violent Seas
COXSWAIN Dermot Walsh of the Valentia, Co. Kerry, life-boat has been awarded a silver medal and six of the crew members accorded the Institution's thanks on vellum, for courageous rescue operations oif the west coast of Ireland.
Category: Services
David Wells, Has Been Helmsman of Clacton-On-Sea's Atlantic 21 Lifeboat
David Wells, has been helmsman of Clacton-on-Sea's Atlantic 21 lifeboat and a crew member of the station's D class lifeboat since 1983. From 1972 he was a crew member of the station's allweather lifeboat which was replaced in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Step By Step
St. Davids coxswain, Malcolm Gray, is shown here using his courage and determination to a slightly different end! The lifeboat station recently received a D class lifeboat for evaluation trials which was delivered by launching at a nearby... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Dolly Ashley Jones
JULY 1989: Mrs Dolly Ashley Jones, president of the Carmarthen & Ferryside Ladies' guild since 1983 and founder member of the guild in 1951. She was awarded a statuette in 1983..
Category: Obituaries
Dutch Training Ship Aground Near Newhaven
Newhaven's Arun was called out in a south-westerly gale on 21 October when the Dutch Training Ship Eendraht went aground off Newhaven as she was leaving the harbour.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Naval Vessel
NOVEMBER 6TH. - BRIDLINGTON YORKSHIRE. A naval vessel appeared to be in difficulties on the Smethic Sands, but she went on her way before the life-boat reached her. - Rewards, £9 18s.
An American Aeroplane (1)
JUNE 12TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. An American aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but she was completely wrecked and the pilot killed. - Rewards, £9.
'A radical new approach'
How are we tackling the drowning problem around our coasts?
In 2012, we reached a crossroads in our mission to save lives at sea. We had the best possible kit, training and crew, yet there...
Category: Articles
A Strange Gift
THE Institution has received the anonymous gift of the caul of a baby born in 1832. The donor sent it under- standing that " sailors prize cauls, as they are supposed to provide immunity from drowning." The caul has been given to...
Category: Donations
High Seas
More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.
North Berwick-Scotland Division Perched on the promentary at the very end of the Firth of Forth (seen stretching away in to the distance) North Berwick can be a rough place...
Category: Articles