LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.—At 5.43 in the afternoon of the 18th of May, 1948, the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea twenty miles east of Kinnaird, and the motor life-boat John and Charles Ken- nedy was launched...

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. — At 5.25 in the afternoon on the 23rd of May, 1949, the Aberdovey coastguard telephoned that the ketch of the Out- ward Bound Sea School—the old New Quay sailing life-boat, which had been presented to the...

Penlee, Cornwall. At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 24th September, 1961, the honorary secretary was in- formed that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Iron Horse of Newcastle, which was making for Mount's Bay. He...

NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN.—On the evening of the 26th December a vessel was reported to be ashore in Dundrum Bay.

A very severe gale was raging at the time.

The Life-boat Reigati was promptly launched, and...

During a mode- rate north-easterly gale, with a rough sea, on the 25th October, a vessel was observed - to be in danger of drifting ashore, as her anchors were not holding, and the Life-boat George Leicester was promptly dispatched to her...

THE testimonial on parchment of the Royal Humane Society has been awarded to Robert George Brunton, second coxswain of the Dunbar life- boat.

On the 9th of August, 1953, Mr.

Brunton climbed down a ...

Eastbourne, Sussex - At 4 p.m. on 29th May, 1966, when the IRB was on exercise, a capsized dinghy was sighted.

Her crew of two were in the water and appeared to be in difficulties. There was a fresh easterly wind and a...

3lR. AUGUSTINE COURTAULD has been elected a Vice-President of the Institu- tion, Mr. Courtauld has been a member of the Committee of Manage- ment since January, 1951, and has served on the Finance, Boat and Con- struction and Operations...