LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

RNLI News What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services Including Bronze medal and Vellum services In Conference Edward Wake-Walker at the 16th International Lifeboat Conference in Oslo Naming Ceremonies New...

NEW BRIGHTON.—A steam-tug came to the New Brighton landing-stage at 4 o'clock on the morning of the 12th February, for the Life-boat, as there was 'a steamer ashore on the Askew Bank. The wind was blowing strongly from the S., and...

The Life-boat George Woofindin was launched at 2.30 P.M. on the 15th April to the assistance of four men in a pleasure boat off Roker. The men had gone out fishing, but when they at- tempted to return they found that the off-shore wind had...

Fishing boat sinks WEYMOUTH LIFEBOAT was asked to launch by Portland Coastguard at 0945 on Monday November 15. 1982, to go to the help of the fishing boat Amirante reported to be taking water four miles south of Portland...

Mr. M. R. C. Parr, of Eycline Films Ltd., London, writes: 'The "Wreck Raisers", a film just completed for the Children's Film Foundation, features the friendly life-boat coxswain vho is also the magistrate as one of the...

On the afternoon of the 26th of October, 1953, the Aberdeen No. 1 life-boat Hilton Briggs went to the help of the local fishing boat, Trustful III. In rough and confused seas a tow rope was made fast to the fishing boat, and the life-boat...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex - At 2.37 p.m. on 22nd March, 1966, a dinghy was reported in difficulties four miles north east of the station. The IRB was launched at 2.45 in a light westerly breeze and moderate sea. The tide was...

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 11.47 on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1950, while racing was in progress, the coastguard transmitted a message re- ceived from the Cork lightvessel. A yacht two to three miles to the north- east, was in...