LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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Paul Benney proved that lifeguards too are never off duty.

In March, he saved a tourist – while on holiday in Welhengoda, Sri Lanka! Paul explains: ‘I know Ahangama Beach very well and noticed a man swimming close to the...

2 July: Dunbar, East Lothian When Dunbar lifeboat crew sped to a sinking fishing boat, they feared they had arrived too late – the fishing boat’s bow was all that could be seen. Crew Member Alistair Punton jumped...

DROGHEDA, IRELAND.—The schooner John Green, of this port, bound there with coal from Ardrossan, was entering the river Boyne on the llth February, while the wind was blowing hard from the E.N.E., and a very heavy sea...

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—About noon on the 14th October the schooner Eulala, of Dumfries, was seen to exhibit signals of distress while riding heavily in the bay. She had parted one anchor, and was drifting rapidly towards the rocks.The...

Newhaven, Sussex. — On the 26th of March, 1951, the Newhaven life- boat rescued the crew of six of the Belgian trawler Christiane II, of Ostend.

Rewards: to Coxswain William JHarvey, the 'thanks of the Institution on...

Coxswain J. Dumble, of Sheringham, Norfolk, getting into an aeroplane.

The Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force which protects our coasts, shipping and fishing fleets from attack from the air (and has been nicknamed the... - View image in PDF

For the third year Ray Rushton offered his car, a 1904 Wolseley, to the RNLI for sponsorship in last November's Veteran Car Run. His passenger was Charlie Smithers, Comedian of The Year in 1974. More than £3,000 was raised. In... - View image in PDF