LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

IntO tHe Cauldron Few people would risk swimming 30m through churning seas, surrounded by rocks – but that’s exactly what an RNLI lifeguard did in her bid to save a life South of Cornwall’s popular Perranporth beach, a gully lies in amongst...

Hyannis to Rockland from page 233 were asked regarding the operation of a voluntary lifeboat service outside Government control. The predominantly shore based role of HM Coastguard was a fact which many of the audience found hard to...

THE Maud Smith award for the bravest act of life-saving in 1957 has been won by Mr. William Morris, the motor mechanic of the Barmouth life-boat.

He wins the award for the rescue in his own motor launch of four swimmers who...

review by John francis, lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society Honorary Secretary

I have had the privilege of evaluating the DVD version of this archive of 580 issues ofthe Lifeboat and found it very easy to use. There are...

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS from many thousands of people, all, as it were, like threads being twisted together to form one rope of great strength, form the basis of Shoreline support for the lifeboat service. Year by year the sum of these...

THE German Government has awarded to the Crew of the Life-boat at Thurso, Caithness-shire, " an Iron Plaque for rescue from distress at sea," diplomas to the Coxswain, Second Coxswain and Bowman, and certificates to the members of...

DIFFICULT CONDITIONS OVER BAR Crew member leaps aboard casualty from C class inflatable Helmsman Peter Heading and Crew Member Robert Gorman of Aberystwyth lifeboat station have been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for Gallantry...

WE publish on page 17 a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the financial year ending the 30th September, 1929.

The total sum raised by these twenty Branches was...