LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

• The 1981 edition of Reed's Nautical Almanac (Thomas Reed Publications, £7.95) marks the golden jubilee of this popular publication. There cannot be many lifeboats which do not have a copy of Reed's on the chart table and the...

Tall orders Although somewhat dwarfed by the largest "tall ship" in the world, the 386ft Russian Sedov, volunteers manning the stand from branches and guilds in the Tyne area were thrilled to sell over £2,000 worth of...

Elizabeth Ann, Falmouth EXACTLY AT 2.30 pm on Tuesday June 10, two RNAS Culdrose helicopters streaming RNLI flags flew past the Customs House Quay, Falmouth, thus raising the curtain on the first of the 1980 lifeboat naming...

Anchor dragged THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Tenby lifeboat station was informed by HM Coastguard at 0445 on Sunday September 25, 1983, that the yacht Sailing Bye had dragged her anchor and was aground on the north beach, Tenby. Maroons were...

Saved on the edge of operating conditions Two Vellums awarded to Torbay crewTwo Torbay lifeboatmen, Helmsman Nigel Crang and crew member Simon James have been awarded the the RNLI's Thanks on Vellum for saving the lives of three young...

Beaumaris lifeboat was called out to a mayday on 25 May.

A 7m boat had a rope caught around her propeller. Without power, she was drifting fast – when the lifeboat arrived on scene she was just 3m away from the rocks off...

Yacht sailed to safety by Atlantic 21 crew member Lymington - South East DivisionLymington's Atlantic 21 lifeboat Frank and Mary Atkinson had to put a crew member aboard a yacht off the Shingles Bank during the strong winds of the late...

Naval Architect dies Naval Architect Jack Tyrrell of Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland died suddenly on 29 July 1988 at the age of 83.

Jack Tyrrell was one of Ireland's most imaginative naval architects, and in 1964 won...