LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

YACHT TAKEN IN TOW IN GALE Howth, Co. Dublin. At 3.47 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the Baily lighthouse-keeper informed the honorary secretary that a motor yacht which he had kept under observation for twenty-five minutes was...

TRAWLER GROUNDED Howth, Co. Dublin. At 6.21 a.m. on 23rd March, 1965, the Baily lighthouse keeper informed the honorary secretary that the 60 foot trawler Xmas Morn of Howth had grounded on Skerries Island inside Rockabill. At 6.50 the...

Aerokits Ltd have recently introduced into their model range a kit for the 48' 6" Solent class lifeboat, the prototype of which (shown above) is being given to Southwold Lifeboat Museum.

A royalty will come to the...

The RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards, held on 18 May 2000, once again took place at the Barbican Centre in the City of London. The morning AGM allowed Chairman David Acland, who retires at the end of July, to...

Howth, Co. Dublin. At 1.35 on the afternoon of the 30th July, 1961, the Baily lighthouse watchkeeper informed the honorary secretary that a dinghy had capsized near the lighthouse. At 1.43 the life-boat R.P.L. was launched in a rough sea....

Before the University Boat Race took place on the Thames on 1st April, 1972, Commander P. Thornycroft, V.R.D., R.N.R., M.R.I.N.A., of T.T. Boat Designers Ltd, Bembridge, I.o.W., wrote: 'We have been asked by the B.B.C. if a boat can be...

Together we build a better engine.

Roval National L jg V Lifeboat Institution Has been relying on Mariner Outboard Engines from E. P. Barms Ltd for over 20 years.

These engines have been specially...

THE important and interesting question as to whether or not our Coast Lights should be exhibited free of charge to the shipping of all .nations has been recently discussed in the House of Commons. It is an important question, seeing that the...