LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths Marjofie Berry Falmouth guild president Hugh Bryan Chew Valley branch former chairman Henry 'Shrimp' Davies Former Cromer coxswain (see right) Andrew Forbes Former...

Our islands have a great heritage of constructing ocean-going vessels. But their shipbuilding glory days are fading – except where the RNLI is concerned

At the end of the 1800s, the UK was constructing over half of the...

THE Central Committee of the LIFE-BOAT SATURDAY FUND and their officers, as well as the District and Local Life-boat Satur- day Committees throughout the country, are to be heartily congratulated on the success of their efforts during the...

Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 8.57 on the evening of the 7th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that flares had been seen be- tween the North and South Smethwick buoys three to five miles east-south-east of...

THE Institution has awarded the " Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage, in memory of John, Seventh Earl of Hardwicke," for the bravest act of life- saving by a life-boatman in 1950, to W.

Arnell, of the Selsey...

IN THE SUMMER and early autumn of 1974 exceptional weather conditions were experienced over much of Britain with frequent and prolonged gales. These were particularly severe over the period from Sunday, September 1 to Tuesday, September 3....

New Chairman visits Poole headquarters The new Chairman of the RNLI, Mr Michael Vernon, visited the Institution's headquarters and depot at Poole on 31 August, to meet members of staff and talk to a number of station honorary secretaries...

To WILLIAM GRIMES, on his retirement, after serving for 16 years as coxswain of the Wells life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a pension.

To ROLAND HAYTER, on his retirement, after serving for 14f years...