LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's lifebelt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...

The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Iba, to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 30th June, 1956 80,141 Notes of the Quarter WHEN the new Arbroath life-boat The Duke of...

THE Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution, visited the Institution's depot at Boreham Wood on the 9th of November. She was received by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the committee of management, Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown,...

At 6.30 P.M. on the 18th November a telephone message was received, stating that a large vessel had struck a mine and was at anchor about three miles off Orfordness. As the amount of damage was unknown and the sea was rough, the No. 1 Life-...

Fenit, and Valentia, Co. Kerry. — On the afternoon of the 80th of January, 1951, anxiety was felt for the safety of the crew of seven of the Tralee Harbour Commissioners dredger Samphire.

Nothing had been heard of...

NOVEMBER 14TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.

A landing craft had been reported in need of guidance to Falmouth, and was later stated to have made a distress signal, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £31 14s. 6d..

Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present

Lifeboat baby joins a tale of two stations

Congratulations to RNLI crew members Sharon and Gary, who welcomed baby Jamie (pictured) into the world earlier...