LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At 8.28 p.m. on 8th May, 1967, it was learned that a swimmer from Swanage beach was being carried out to sea towards Peveril Point. The life-boat R.L.P.

was launched at 8.35 in a slight westerly wind and a smooth sea. It...

Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. At 9.20 on the morning of the 13th Septem- ber, 1961, the inspector of Irish Lights informed the honorary secretary that a man working on Tuskar Rock wanted to be brought to the mainland as his father was...

ILL MAN At 12.40 p.m. on 27th January, 1966, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had received a message from the wife of the doctor on the Island of Colonsay stating that her husband was very ill, and when told of the...

Flamborough and Filey, Yorkshire - At 3.20 p.m. on 9th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a youth had fallen over the cliff about two miles north west of the life-boat station. The IRB stationed at Filey was...

MARCH 31ST. - GALWAY BAY. As a matter of grave urgency the local doctor asked for the services of the life-boat to take two of his patients to the mainland for immediate operations. The weather was fine, with a light south-west wind and a...

FEBRUARY 10TH. - STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.

Rockets had been reported north of Pabby Island, but when the life-boat was nearing the position given, she intercepted signals saying that an aeroplane crash was suspected and that...

APRIL 2ND. - PORT ASKAIG. HEBRIDES.

Shortly after mid-day a request was received from a county council official for the use of the Port Askaig life-boat, on Islay, to go to Colonsay and bring to Islay a mental patient, from...

Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber has been awarded the George medal by the King for the rescue of the crew of the Grimsby trawler "Gurth" on 12th. February 1940. The Institution awarded him its gold medal for the same service....