LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Clovelly, and Appledore, Devon.-—-At 1.35 in the afternoon of the 27th of December, 1948, the Hartland coast- guard reported to Clovelly that the motor vessel Lerina, of Bideford, which takes supplies to Lundy Island, had dragged her anchors...

MAINMAST SNAPS IN TALL SHIPS RACE St. Peter Port, Guernsey. On the 14th August, 1962, the 50-foot auxiliary gaff yawl Duet had been taking part in the Tall Ships Race and was about twentyfive miles off the west coast of Guernsey on the way...

WHEN A LIFEBOAT reaches a vessel in distress in gale or storm force winds she has come to the heart of her problem; how best the people on board may be brought safely to shore. Can she go alongside and take off the survivors. Or is there a...

The Zetland is the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world. She first saw action in 1802 and continued to save lives at Redcar until 1880. Local historian Dave Phillipson, a crew member from 1961-1986, looks at the history of a remarkable...

The whole loss of lives during the year, as far as has been ascertained, amounts to 989.

Of these, 18 went down with the Herdd, which sunk off the Start, after collision with a schooner at night, on 10th January; 83 in the...

Aldeburgh, Suffolk March 27 and May 26 Amble, Northumberland March 29 Angle, Dyfed April 30 and May 15 Arranmore, Co. Donegal March 9, Hand 18 Barmouth, Gwynedd May 19 Barra Island, Inverness-shire March 24 Barry Dock, South Glamorgan April...

In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on lages 120, 130, 134, the following launches on service were made during the months September, October and November, 1969, inclusive: Abersoch,...

Dispatches ’Twas the season … Thousands of RNLI volunteers around the UK and Republic of Ireland were on call over the recent holiday period. It’s too early for 2006 statistics, but from Christmas Eve 2005 to 2 January 2006 volunteer...