LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On March 2nd, 1941, the "New Yovk Times" published a leading aiticlt on the work of the British Life-boat Service: "The R.N.L.I." it said, "has been called the noblest of England's charitable societies. Though...

Hastings, Sussex.—At 8.34 on the morning of the llth of September, 1957, the Fairlight coastguard tele- phoned to sav a cabin cruiser was burning flares off Fairlight look-out.

At 9.2 the life-boat M.T.C. was launched....

YACHT'S BAD LUCK Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall. At 12.1 p.m. on iyth August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in Mullion cove in a strong south-south-westerly gale. The sea was very rough with a...

OCTOBER 22ND. - FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At 2.5 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard at Kinnaird Head that a red flare had been seen off Cairnbulg Briggs, near the beacon, and at 2.30 A.M. the motor life-boat John and Charles...

FEBRUARY 13TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESS- SHIRE. At 2.50 A.M. the Wick coastguard reported by telephone that signals of distress had been seen in Scrabster Bay, and at 3.30 A.M. the motor life-boat H.C.J. was launched. A strong N.N.E. gale was...

Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...

More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.

Tenby -- West Division Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, has one of the longest slipways in the country, its 360ft extending from the boathouse off Castle Hill into deep water. The...

With deep regret we record the following deaths JUNE 1989: Eric Offer, coxswain/mechanic of Dun Laoghaire lifeboat from 1967 until his death.

Coxswain Offer was awarded a bronze medal in 1969.

JULY 1989:...