LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Above: Fergal Walsh with the Ballycotton lifeboat Pic lure: BNLI/Su« Danny. - View image in PDF

Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At 8.25 in the morning of the 28th of November, 1951, the coastguard tele- phoned that a message had been received from the trawler Loch Fleet, of Aberdeen, through the Cullercoats radio station. She was making...

WINTER 2015 LOTTERY RESULTS

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Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...

Comedian Les Dennis, who was appearing in 'Don't Dress for Dinner' at the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth, drew the winning tickets of the RNLI's 62nd national lottery at the Pier Approach on 31 July...

‘Being able to do something for someone – giving them that extra chance – you just feel pleased that you’ve done it,’ says Jennie Court, before our interview is brought to a sudden halt. We’re interrupted by the shrill ringing of a bell from...

SEPTEMBER

Launches 52. Lives rescued 115.

SEPT. 2ND. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.

At 6.36 A.M. the coastguard informed the life-boat authorities that the trawler Washington, of Grimsby,...

at the Royal Festival Hall on 16 May 1989 [ Bronze Medals for Gallantry Helmsman Alan Clarke, Hunstanton, Norfolk.

On 7 February 1988 the Hunstanton Atlantic 21 class lifeboat Spirit of America took off an injured man from...