LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Lerwick, Shetlands - At 10.58 p.m.

on 8th May, 1967, it was reported that the motor fishing vessel Day Dawn of Lerwick had broken down off Bard Head, Bressay, and was in danger of being driven on to the rocks. The life-boat...

n complete contrast Alexander Coutanch was called out in a flat calm to another fishing vessel, Port du Hurel, when she struck rocks three miles SSE of the station on 17 July 1990.

Despite visibility officially descibed as...

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IT is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: February, 1984 Edgar William Garrad, formerly chief draughtsman, who retired in 1964 after 39 years service.

October, 1984 Mr R. H. Jones, honorary secretary of...

Scarborough's D class inflatable was called on to land an injured seaman from a Dutch trawler on 10 August 1988.

Although winds were only light a thick fog reduced visibility to only 100 yards during the operation,... - View image in PDF

Soft toy replicas of TV's lovable Teletubbies have been quickly selling out in shops everywhere.

Ronald Benzie, owner of Exmouth store Thomas Tucker's, decided to keep two back to raffle for lifeboat funds and... - View image in PDF

Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 24 May 1995 show that so far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 1,004 times (an average of more than 7 launches a day) 274 lives were saved (an average of 2 a day) Some 11% of...