LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—The steamer Castle Craig, of Liverpool, stranded on Brooke Ledge during thick weather and a heavy sea on the 14th December. At about 4 A.M., her signals of distress being observed, the crew of the George and Anne...

Ramsey, Isle of Man.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 23rd of August, 1957, the coastguard telephoned that the harbour master at Laxey had reported a yacht making heavy weather between two and three miles off Laxey...

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 9.58 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the Needles coastguard reported that the S.S. Aliki was out of control off Brook Ledge. As the Bembridge life- boat was already out on service, the S.G.E. put out at...

Top: a contemporary artist's impression of Southport lifeboat at the moment of her capsize (reproduced by courtesy of The Illustrated London News Picture Library)..

Around 400 people drown in the UK every year; a further 140 in Ireland. So what is the RNLI doing about it?

Our courageous volunteer lifeboat crews, lifeguards and flood rescue teams...

Some of the Southend-On-Sea Life-Boat Crew Refreshing Themselves After A Night Service. - View image in PDF

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Helensburgh sailing club, Argyll and...

I. THE Annual General Meeting prescribed by the Charter shall be held on the 4th day of March, or as soon after as may be convenient, and the same and all other General Meetings shall be held at such time and place as the Committee of Manage...