LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Poppy the Springer Spaniel had a lucky escape on Valentine’s Day after chasing a seagull and falling 90m down a cliff into the sea.

Amazingly, she survived and managed to swim back to huddle at the cliff base. Newhaven’s...

Pamela Carne - Seaview/St Helens joint souvenir secretary.

MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary heard by telephone...

IN two instances recently the indomitable courage of the British Life-boatman has been recognised and suitably rewarded by governments of the respective countries to which the distressed vessels belonged.

The first case...

Sponsored walks are common enough these days but the 15th Long Eaton Venture Scout unit, in Nottinghamshire, decided to bring some water into the proceedings—by holding a sponsored row on 5th July, 1969. The proceeds were divided between the...

A VERY fine service in which the crew of the Newburgh Life-boat and men of H.M. Destroyers Vampire and Vendetta played a gallant part, took place on October 19th, the anniversary of the wreck of the Hopelyn last year, off Belhelvie, near...

LIFE-BOATMEN all over the country at one time or another have read about, or even participated in, a rescue carried out by an R.A.F. helicopter.

From time to time, too, helicopters make the headlines, not for some dramatic...

SINCE the last number of The Life-Boat appeared, the inauguration ceremonies of three new Motor Life-boats have taken place, of the Dunleary, at Kingstown— her splendid voyage from Cowes to Ireland was described by Commander Stopford C....