LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A large vessel was observed on the outer end of St. Patrick's Causeway, about twelve miles from the shore on the 19th November, and two boats from her were seen to be making for the land. It was blowing fresh from the north-west at the...

Barrow, Lancashire, and Maryport, Cumberland.—During the morning of the 16th January, 1938, a man reported to the Whitehaven police that he had seen rockets off the coast between Seascale and Sellafield, about twentyeight miles by sea from...

by Mike Floyd The 1993 Medallists arrive at the Festival Hall for the presentations.

From left to right - John Pearson (Whitby), Peter Bisson (St Peter Port), Rod James and Frank Dunster (Hayling Island) and Hewitt Clark... - View image in PDF

Manchester, Salford and District.

By the death on 80th June, at the age of sixty-four, of Alderman Joseph Crookes Grime, O.B.E., J.P., during his year of office as Lord Mayor of Manchester, the Institution has lost a very...

Readers may be interested to see this photograph of the ex-Whitby lifeboat, Mary Ann Hepwonh, taken at Whitby regatta. The old Watson lifeboat is now used for trips out to sea for holidaymakers and the picture shows her taking part in a... - View image in PDF

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 2.11 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1956, the Needles coastguard reported that a small yacht was in distress four miles south-south-west of St. Cather- ine's. The life-boat S.G.E. put out at 2.33....

Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 7.14 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1958, the Foreland coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in a dangerous position in heavy seas half a mile south-west of Sandown pier. At 7.26...

Below: By the time an engine has been waterproofed, it will have cost the RNLI twice its original price. Photo Bob Kennovin.. - View image in PDF