LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JANUARY 1991 George Jappy, coxswain of Buckie lifeboat from 1962 to 1972, having previously served as second coxswain in 1961. He was awarded a bronze medal in 1968 and a vellum in 1967..

Cullercoats: Miss Diana Phillips afloat in the C class inflatable lifeboat partly funded by her gift in memory of her parents, Mr and Mrs H. A. Phillips; she was shown the lifeboat at RNLI Cowes base before it was sent to Cullercoats, where,... - View image in PDF

Cycles at the ready: I to r, postman, Mr Semple, Jim Berry, Walton and Frinton lifeboat mechanic, Keith Richardson, assistant mechanic, Coxswain Dennis Finch and chairman of the ladies' guild, Mrs Robertson.. - View image in PDF

Lymington, September 5, 1986: Between her delivery to the station in June and her dedication (left) in September, Lymington's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat Frank and Mary Atkinson had been out on service no fewer than 14 times. The boat had... - View image in PDF

Captain J. L. Jones, QBE, who was deputy launching authority of Porthdinllaen lifeboat station from 1976 to 1978 when he became honorary secretary..

August, 1987 Jack Cole, mechanic at Buckie lifeboat station. Mr Cole joined the crew as mechanic in 1943 until his retirement in 1974, being awarded the BEM in 1974..

April 1987 Captain Olaf Bjornstad, ex-Secretary General of the Norwegian Lifeboat Society. He was appointed an honorary life governor of the RNLI in 1972..

Miss P. Reddick, lifeboat day organiser for Old Windsor branch from 1938 to 1977 and a staunch supporter until her death. She was awarded a statuette in 1964 and a silver badge in 1970..