LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The Most Hon. the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, P.C., K.T., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., who died on 7th March,1934, at the age of eighty-six, had been a vice-president of the Institution for fourteen years and was patron of the Aberdeen branch....

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1952, the Foreland coast- guard telephoned that a sailing yacht was in distress two miles south-east of the look-out hut, near the Princessa Buoy. Ten...

JOINED BY ABERYSTWYTH IRB The Aberdovey IRB was joined by the Aberystwyth IRB, a shore boat from Borth, and an Outward Bound Sea School boat. They searched the area until 5 o'clock, when the search was abandoned. While the Aberdovey IRB...

At least a peck of pickled onions picked. Not by Peter Piper but by a worthy rival in Mrs V. J. Anderson who over the last few years has worked tirelessly, peeling and pickling her way to raising £600 for Fishponds branch, Bristol. She... - View image in PDF

On the 28th September, at 3 A.M., a small vessel, which proved to be the barge Peace, of London, was ob- served to have anchored in heavy broken water off the Camber coast-guard station, near Rye. The Camber life-boat was quickly launched,...

If you’re heading to the seaside in the UK or Channel Islands this Summer, the chances are there’s a beach patrolled by RNLI lifeguards near you. This year our lifeguards will be on hand at more beaches than ever – they now patrol 238. ...

On the morn- ing of the llth January, the steam trawler Prosper, of Ostend, bound from Ostend to the Orkney fishing grounds, ran aground on the Scroby Sands. A moderate south-westerly breeze was blowing, increasing later to a whole gale....

Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 8.45 on the evening of the 21st of September, 1953, the Ryde police rang up to say that a man was missing in a dinghy between No Man's Fort and Horse Sand Fort. At 8.51 the life-boat Jesse Lumb was launched....