LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

In gathering darkness Salcombe's relief Tyne class Manners Wend approaches the stranded coaster Ina. Her starboard anchor cable blocks the obvious approach, so coxswain Frank Smith took the lifeboat in astern off the casualty's port... - View image in PDF

With regret we report the following deaths:.

NEWCASTLE, CO. DOWN On the 19th January, 1941, the Newcastle life-boat gave help to the motor vessel Hoperidge, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

COXSWAIN PATRICK MURPHY was awarded the bronze medal..

JUNE 15TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, AND NEWHAVEN. SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea to the east of Shoreham, but it was later found near Littlehampton, and the services of the lifeboats were not needed. - Rewards : Shoreham...

MAY 26TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A boy had fallen over the cliff at Berry Head and was too badly injured to be hauled up, but before the life-boat could reach the scene a passing tug had been signalled, had put in to shore and had taken the boy on...

FOUR medals for gallantry were awarded by the Institution in 1946, two silver and two bronze. The silver medals were won by Coxswain John Murt, of Padstow, and Robert Harland, a member of the Whitby crew, and the bronze medals by Coxswain...

More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.

Mallaig -- Scotland Division The beautiful setting of Mallaig is evident, with Loch Nevis stretching away to the east. The harbour entrance faces north between Coteachan...

AN interesting tabular return has just been published in Lloyd's List of the casualties to shipping, reported to Lloyd's during, the month of January last. They are thus classified : vessels totally wrecked, 145; part of cargo saved,...