LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Barmouth's life-boat returning from a service to the m.v. Welsh Girl on 2nd June, 1963. The town's life-boat service is now well on the way to being self-supporting.. - View image in PDF

The seas off the north of Scotland and around Orkney and Shetland can be unforgiving and, in the worst of weathers, will catch out even the largest of ships. The safety of mariners and sea users in the area is overseen by the Maritime and... - View image in PDF

14th April. A trawler stranded at Sanday, but her crew managed to get ashore in the ship's boat. The life-boat was away for fifteen hours in bad weather and covered about one hundred and twenty miles. Additional rewards were granted for...

OCT. 21ST. - CROMER, NORFOLK. An explosion had been heard and a white light seen three miles away and later another explosion was heard and a red light seen, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £27 4s. 6d..

AUGUST 29TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. A British fighter aeroplane had been reported down in the sea to the E.N.E. of Gorleston, but the lifeboat was recalled when it was learned that the aeroplane had come down sixty miles...

TOW FOR FISHING BOAT WITH FOULED PROPELLER Aberdeen. At 11.10 on the night of the 4th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen three to four miles east-south-east of Gregness. The life-boat W...

1st August to 31st October, 1935.

Greater London.

CLAPHAM.—Whist drive, with address by the assistant district organizing secretary.

HAYES.—Annual meeting on 31st October. Speaker :...

A MOST unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of the Coxswain, occurred at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, on 6th August, on which day Life-boat Day and a Road Practice of the Life-boat were to be held. Coxswain Kneen, in firing the maroon...