LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE first gallantry medals to be awarded to crew members of an inflatable lifeboat were in September 1969. Robert Stewart and Andrew Scott of Amble won bronze medals for the rescue of two men from a capsized yacht, off Amble...

PORTPATRICK, January 8, 1988: with her propeller fouled by her fishing gear, MFV Dumnonia was drifting on to a lee shore, four miles away in a force 8 gale and in darkness. Portpatrick's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Douglas Carrie...

Broughty Ferry's Arun class Spirit of Tayside was called out to stand by the Granton-based tug Defiant aground on the Gaa Sands on 13 May 1988. Although the wind was only Force 4 from the SE a 6ft to 8ft swell was running, and...

In the nick of time...

A small fishing boat had a narrow squeak on 11 August when she got into difficulties, driving her perilously close to rocks off Buckie. Scotland.

Luckily, when they received the call...

Brisk winds did not spoil the sunshine in Walmer on 11 May when 200 guests attended the naming of the station's new D class lifeboat.

Len Stephens, honorary treasurer of the Welling branch handed the lifeboat over to... - View image in PDF

You can't park that 'ere...

The Tyne class lifeboat Ethel Anne Measures stationed at The Mumbles was at sea for five hours on 28 January 1994 when she stood by the 560ft Indian-registered freighter Vishva Parag...

Lerwick lifeboat's service to the Russian fish factory ship Pionersk, recounted in the Winter 1994/5 issue of THE LIFEBOAT, has been recognised by the award of a Silver Medal for Gallantry to the coxswain, Hewitt Clark, and The Thanks of...

'FOR THOSE IN PERIL Introducing two unique bronzes created for Members of the RNLI by Military Artist Peter Hicks.

Both illustrate splendidly the character, style of dress and equipment as worn during those early...