LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the 31st August a fishing coble of South Shields had been out salmon fishing, when the N.E. wind freshened to the force of a strong breeze and the sea became heavy. In attempting to return to port the oars were broken and the two men in...

THE Institution is issuing to living holders of its gold, silver and bronze medals, miniature reproductions of their medals. These miniatures will be half the size of the originals. They will have on them the reverse of j the originals,...

THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain John Watters, who has been coxswain of the Fowey, Cornwall, life-boat since 1934. In 1947 Cox- swain Watters was awarded the bronze medal for the rescue of seven men from the auxiliary motor vessel...

Howth, Co. Dublin.—12th August, 1939. The civic guard had reported that a man was in the sea and was urgently in need of help. The life-boat put out with Mr. H. McCracken. a member of the committee, on board, and in the absence of the...

Buckie, and Whitehills, Banffghire, and Fraserburgb, Aberdeenshire. — 9th November. A fishing boat was in distress off Buckie and the motor life- boat was launched. She took the boat in tow but was disabled by the tow-rope fouling her...

PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 58 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 59 COLLAPSE OF AN OIL RIG 63 LAUNCH TO RADIO CAROLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MEDAL FOR SCOTTISH SKIPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 70 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND...

COXSWAIN JAMES TURPIN, who has been coxswain of the Fowey life-boat since 1959, was previously assistant mechanic from 1948, when he joined the crew, until his present appointment. In 1958 he swam 100 yards through broken water from the...

Coxswain James Bumble of Sheringham, who also held the bronze medal for gallantry, died on the 5th of June, 1958. The service for which he was awarded his medal was carried out during the last war. The Canadian steamer Eaglescliffe Hall had...