LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ME. J. F. JELLICO, the Honorary Secre- tary of the Port of Liverpool Branch, died early in August after a long illness.

He was in his sixty-ninth year. Mr.

Jelliro had been the Honorary Secretary (f that...

AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on the 6th February the Mayor of West- minster (Captain J. F. C. Bennett) presided at the presentation of prizes won in the Life-boat Essay Competi- tion in London (consisting of schools in the London County...

In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 441, 448, 456, the following launches on service were made during the months March] to May, 1968, inclusive.

Aberdovey,...

AT a press conference held in London on 24th October, Commander F. R. H. Swann, O.B.E., R.N.V.R., Chairman of the R.N.L.I., announced a colourful programme of events to celebrate in 1974 the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the R.N.L.I...

All-night rescue of trawler and crew While others enjoyed a Saturday night out on the evening of 6 April 2002, the five-man crew of the fishing vessel Our Johanna were drifting, powerless, in heavy seasIt was shortly before 10pm that her...

LURCHING ABOUT on the deck of Valentia lifeboat, struggling to make sense of a simple piece of chartwork, it was shattering to hear the smooth delivery of the necessary accurate information over the radio from the Nimrod aircraft overhead....

Poole lifeboat crew to the rescue!Poole lifeboat coxswain Steve Vince and his crew travelled the short distance from the lifeboat station to headquarters to draw the winning tickets of the 69th national lottery which took place on Sunday 30...

Aberdovey, Gwynedd March 7, 17, April 17 (twice) and May 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd March 24, April 5, 19 and 28 Atlantic College, South Glamorgan April 15 (twice), 22 (twice), May 5, 6 and 29 Bangor, Co. Down April 27, May 14 and 20 Barmouth,...