LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

With deep regret we record the following deaths.

NOVEMBER 1987: Miss F. E. H Shackleton, JP, vice president of Rochdale ladies' guild since 1959.

She was honorary secretary of the guild from 1947 to...

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—On the afternoon of the llth April the coastguard telephoned that a motor boat three miles S.W. by W. of Shoreham Harbour was burning flares. A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea and squalls of...

NOW that the membership of the Y.L.A. is approaching 10,000 it is hoped to form social branches of the Association in different parts of the country. These will not be fund-raising branches but will provide an opportunity for members in a...

Coxswain John Connell of Amble, Northumberland. He joined the lifeboat crew in April 1953, became bowman in February 1962, second coxswain in February 1967 and coxswain in August 1972.

He was awarded the thanks of the RNLI,... - View image in PDF

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Lives lost at Lulworth Cove Two teenage boys were swept off rocks at Lulworth Cove in Dorset on 3 November 2005. A third boy managed to get himself ashore and raise the alarm. Four lifeboats, Weymouth's relief Severn class Roger and Joy...

Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC When your organisation holds its next fund raising effort at a carnival, fete, donkey derby, boat show or similar activity you can make an additional £200 in a few hours by running a Teddy Bears Picnic. No financial...