LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Schesaplana
Capsized motor cruiser THE DUTY COASTGUARD on watch in the lookout of Solent MRSC on the spring bankholiday Monday, May 25, reported at 1256 that a vessel had capsized in the vicinity of the Shingles Bank Elbow Buoy at the western approaches...
Memorial Service for South Goodwin Crew
Held on board the Ramsgate and Walmer life-boats (see page 6). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The First Gold Medallist for Five Years
Coxswain Thomas J. King of St. Helier, Jersey. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mug-In-Time Canteen for Blyth.
The Inner Circle of Ladies' Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland have, through the Women's Voluntary Service, presented the Blyth Station with a portable canteen (known as a "mug-in-time" canteen) containing two thermos urns...
Category: Articles
Janet C
Tyne class holds coaster from rocks The Bronze Medal has been awarded to the Salcombe coxswain/ mechanic Frank Smith for a service to the coaster Janet C, which prevented the vessel running aground in rough seas and a near gale in the early...
The Annual Meetings 2002
2002 Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards Another busy year for the RNLI saw crews answer 6,882 calls and rescue 6,918 people.
Education and safety work is starting to show results and successful trial schemes...
Category: Meetings
The S.S. Texa
IRVINE.—The Life-boat Busbie was launched at 1.30 A.M. on the 10th March, and proceeded to the assistance of the s.s. Texa, of Glasgow, bound from Glenarm for Irvine with limestone, which had stranded on the north side of the bar, at the...
A Shore Thing
Howard Richings continues his tour of the RNLI's lifeboat stations It's an ill wind that blows no good. 1998 certainly began in fine style if one was into windsurfing, whereas in January 1997 it would have required an icebreaker to...
Category: Articles
Robert and Marcella Beck Which In a Near Gale on January 13 1942 Saved An Raaf Sunderland Flying Boat from the Rocks on to Which She Was Drifting for This Servic
Robert and Marcella Beck which, in a near gale on January 13, 1942, saved an RAAF Sunderland flying boat from the rocks on to which she was drifting. For this service Coxswain Walter Crowlher was awarded a bronze medal.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Day Results
WE print below a list of the results of the Life-boat Days which have been held since the last list was published in the August number of The Life-Boat. Yeovil Comments on the results of this year's Special Efforts will be found in "...
Category: Donations