LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Contents «?—«. *-*. *» Lifeboat Services 221 Portrush: pulling and sailing to fast afloat Arun, by Joan Davies 227 477 Experimental floating stretchers 231 Hyannis, Massachusetts, to Rockland, Maine, by M. G. K. Pennell 232...

ILeftl Launching at New Quay in 1946 This 35ft Liverpool class lifeboat was built at a cost of £961 and named William Cantrell Ashley, one of five lifeboats to be provided out a legacy of Charles Can Ashley, of Mentone, in... - View image in PDF

One of the most frequent requests to the RNLI's PR department is 'Can you arrange a trip on a lifeboat?' Sadly, the answer has to be 'no', since lifeboats are emergency vessels and need to be in constant readiness to... - View image in PDF

Union Crystal sinks JUST BEFORE 1915 on Wednesday, November 16, 1977, the honorary secretaries of both Sennen Cove and St Ives lifeboat stations were informed by Lands End Coastguard that the 499-ton coaster Union Crystal was in trouble 12...

TROUBLE WITH NETS Newbiggin, Northumberland. At 10 p.m. on 26th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that four cobles, situated north-east of Newbiggin Church Point, were at sea in worsening weather conditions. The...

Coxswain Seamus McCormack of Rosslare Harbour joined the crew in 1973 and served as Second Coxswain from 1977 until his appointment as Coxswain in 1987.

In 1979 he was awarded a bronze medal in recognition of the courage,... - View image in PDF

Launch of Si David's lifeboat, the 47ft Watson Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34).

The photograph was taken by J. Anthony Aldersley who is a branch member at New Mi/ton, Hampshire.

At the annual... - View image in PDF