LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Whitby, Yorkshire, and Hartlepool, Durham.—In the early hours of the 12th March the Whitby motor fishing boats Pilot Me and Success put to sea. They were the only boats to go out, on account of the bad weather.

With the...

WHEN the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight life-boat went to the help of the schooner Lamorna, on the 4th of November, 1951, and rescued her crew of fourteen (as described on page 308), H.M.S. Redpole, which had had the Lamorna in tow, was standing by...

NEALES OF NOTTINGHAM in conjunction with the RNLI Nottingham and District branch and Nottingham Building Society arranged a celebration balloon flight on June 3, 1983, to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the Montgolfier...

Having given almost two-thirds of a century to the RNLI between them, three Scottish volunteers are retiring this year. After clocking up 14 years (and 6,625 nautical miles), Peter ‘Ped’ McKinnon is retiring from his role as full-time...

STEAMER PASSENGER SPOTS FLARES Rhyl, Flintshire. At 7.25 on the evening of the 12th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a passenger on board the steamer St. Tudno of Liverpool had reported seeing red flares six to...

Aberdeen ON-1248 (17-24): Apr12.Api23, MaylS May31 0-536: Apr12. Apr14. Apr23, Apr24.

Mayl 3 Abetdovey B-758: Mar3D. Mar31. May6(x2), MaylS. May25 Abersoch B-582: MayS. MayS. May16 Abarystwyth B-704: Mar27. Apr21. Mayl....

SEAHAM, DURHAM.—Towards midnight on the 31st Deo., 1898, signals of distress at sea were observed off this place, and when the New Year broke, the Life-boat SJcynner was on her way to render help to the vessel which had displayed them. The...

To BENJAMIN MILLER, on his retirement, after serving 7 years as Second Coxswain and 3 years as Coxswain of the North Berwick Life-boat, a Pension.

To JOHN MORRIS, on his retirement, after serving 11 1/2 years as Second...