LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 5.3 on the afternoon of the 4th of March, 1953, the coastguard reported that two vessels had been in collision near Lower Hope Buoy and that one was beginning to sink. The life-boat Greater London, Civil Service No...

Injured crews THE HARBOUR MASTER of Bridlington, Yorkshire, informed the honorary secretary at 1320 on Friday, December 28, 1973, that the trawler VolesusofGrimsby had an injured man aboard. The relief lifeboat Calouste Giilbenkian was...

To WILLIAM SWANKIE, B.E.M., on his retirement after serving for 17f years as coxswain and 8| years as second coxswain of the Arbroath life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.

To LESLIE C. PENNYCORD...

To DAVID ANDERSON, on his retirement, after serving 8J years as Bowman and 23 years as Coxswain at Montrose, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To THOMAS LEADBETTER, on his retirement, after serving 14 years as Bowman...

THURSO, SCOTLAND.—A life-boat station has been recently established at Thurso in connection with the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and a single-banked, selfrighting life-bqat, 30 feet long, and rowing six oars, has been placed there,...

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire D class inflatable: August 3 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: June 13. 18, July 24. 25 and August 8 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: June 3. 4, 8, 24. July 13 (twice), 28, 29. August 6, 20 and 21 Aberystwyth,...

Below: Martin Ward and Greg Spray outside the operations room being built at Perranporth. - View image in PDF

Mrs Mary Barker - Stokesley and Ayton District Guild President George Cole - Former Eastbourne Crew Member Tom Cozens - Calshot Deputy Launching Authority Mrs Hazel George - Plymouth Guild Honorary Secretary Sir John Grady - Life Vice...