LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

PALLING.—On the 28th October, at 4 A.M., during a fresh westerly wind, signals of distress from the North Hasborough Sands light were heard. The British Workman Life-boat proceeded out, and, when about 3 miles from the land, picked up a...

AUGUST 31ST. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.

During the afternoon news was received that a rowing boat was showing signals of distress a mile east of Colwyn Bay Pier, and that no motor boat was available there. A strong S.W....

LOWESTOFT.—Intelligence having been received that two steamers had been in collision in the north part of Stanford Channel, The Samuel Plimsoll Life-boat put off at 9.15 A.M., on the' 10th September, and reached the vessels as they...

SIR RICHARD V. N. HOPKINS, P.C., G.C.B., Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 1942 to 1945, who died on the 30th of March, 1955, at the age of 75, had been a member of the Com- mittee of Management and Chairman of the Civil Service...

Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 7.56 on the evening of the 30th of May, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a catamaran was in difficulties half a mile south-east of Crab Island, Rotherslade, and that her crew of two had...

a rather nice marina The Chichester Yacht Basin is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment programme, which means by April 1989, well have created an additional 120 berths.

So if you're quick to apply, you could...

Kieran Cotter has been coxswain of Baltimore lifeboat since 1989, having first joined the crew in 1975.

He was awarded a Bronze Medal in 1991 in recognition of his determination, skill and fine seamanship when the lifeboat... - View image in PDF

WHEN Miss Grace Monro gave £1,000 to be divided largely between the life-boat crews and helpers at Holy Island, North Sunderland, Penlee and Sennen Cove during 1964, the Holy Island crew decided to express their gratitude by sending her...