LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The Duchess of Kent has accepted the invitation of the Committee of Management to become the Institution's President in succession to the late Duke of Kent..

The Institution has received a gift from two ladies in Toronto, Canada, who wrote that they remembered seeing the Walton-on-the-Naze liferboat going out on service in the spring of 1889..

In 1945 thirty-nine golf clubs held competitions to help the Life-boat Service. They contributed £197. From these competitions during the past five years the Service has received over £1400..

JUNE 15TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A fishing boat with another boat in tow had been reported broken down, but the boats were able to go on their way. - Rewards, £20 1s. 3d..

JULY 27TH. - BALLYCOTTON, AND COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but she was picked up by another fishing boat.- Rewards : Ballycotton, £4 12s. ; Courtmacsherry, £8 5s. 6d..

The Skegness life-boat going to look for the Dutch coaster Tuko, of Delfyzl, on February 22nd, 1947 She found the Tuko, which did not need her help, and was out for nine hours. - View image in PDF

Mr. George F. Shee, Secretary of the Institution, handing Coxswain Blogg the Vellum of Thanks recording the award of the Second Service Clasp to his Gold Medal. - View image in PDF

Rough conditions on Loch Ness proved too much for a pair of experienced sailors on 12 August. When their dinghy capsized, they were not able to right her as her mast had got stuck on submerged rocks. A passing research and tourist vessel...