LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Filey Crew Member Fran Wilkins (pictured) showed a cool head at sea during her coxswain’s assessment in October when she was diverted to some walkers cut off by the tide. With Fran in charge, and two RNLI inspectors aboard, the crew found...

MAY 29TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN. A competitor in the Manx Air Races had crashed into the sea, but he was picked up by a fishing boat.-Rewards, £7 13s.

DECEMBER 18TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. A landing craft was in distress, but she got ropes ashore by rocket and did not need the help of the life-boat.- Rewards, £21 12s. 6d..

DECEMBER 23RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

An aeroplane had burst into flames and crashed into the sea, but only the blazing petrol tank and wreckage were found.- Rewards, £19 8s..

DEC. 6TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX - At 11.50 A.M. it was reported that a fishing boat was flying distress signals about three miles SW. of Shoreham. A moderate N. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. At 12.41 P.M. the motor life-boat Rosa...

JANUARY 8TH - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £17 19s.

Boat Show '88 The organisers of this year's London Boat Show at Earls Court in January generously provided a stand next to the RNLI, for a display paying their own tribute to Grace Darling in the 150th anniversary year of the rescue...

IT is only natural in this and other countries that the humane desire to improve the means for saving life from shipwreck should appeal to and occupy the minds of men -with a turn for invention or mechanically...