LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Filey, Yorkshire.—At 10.20 on the morning of the 27th of March, 1952, the life-boat coxswain reported that the weather was deteriorating and that five fishing cobles were at sea.

At 10.37 the life-boat The Cuttle was...

Launches 31 Lives rescued 13 SEPTEMBER 1ST. -

COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. At 10.20 at night a fisherman returned from trawling and reported that a lobster boat appeared to be in distress near How Strand, to the east of...

JOHN W. BAYES, M.B.E., honorary secretary at Flamborough from Sep- tember 1920 to July 1954, died on the 24th of November, 1954. For his long and valued services the Institution awarded him binoculars in 1931 and the gold badge in 1948. In...

SHORTLY after the commencement of the war, the finely-equipped Red Cross hospital ship Rohilla, belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Co., whilst proceeding on an errand of mercy to France, went ashore at Saltwick Nab, about a mile...

The Earl of Jersey, D.L, (]J ., Oxon.)BY the death of the Earl of Jersey the Institution has lost a very warm friend and supporter, who for a number of years took a great and a personal interest in the work of the Oxford Branch. He was High...

TilE annual award for the bravest lifeboat deed of 1947, known as the "Miss Maud Smith's reward for courage,, in memory of John, 7th Earl of Hardwicke," has been made to Coxswain Edwin F. Madron,' of Penlee, for the rescue...

January 1996 Admiral Sir Rae McKaig KCB CBE, member of the committee of management since 1984 and member of the search and rescue committee since 1987..