LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Respect the Water – the RNLI’s safety campaign – launched throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland this Summer. The campaign was bigger than ever, with thought-provoking adverts in cinemas, on radio, the web and in the press, all in the...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.45 early on the morning of the 7th of March, 1953, the Southend piermaster reported that the Southend Corpora- tion's dredger Prittlewell was stranded on a sandbank at Crowstone, Westcliff, with a crew of...

In photo(B) the Severn closes in. The tow parts and with Green Lily's bow away from the wind and creating a slight lee the Severn has an opportunity to go in.. - View image in PDF

Douglas, Isle of Man.—At 5.40 in the evening of the 7th of September, 1951, the S.S. Lady of Man reported to the Ramsey coastguard that she had seen a cabin cruiser in distress about thirteen miles south-east of Douglas and that the cruiser...

ALTHOUGH it is not in our power, from want of space, in the present Number of the Life-boat Journal, or, indeed, in any one Number, to notice adequately this truly great "International Exhibition," the intimate connection of the...

WE regret that in the list of holders of the Gold Badge in the abridged Annual Report for 1928, the name of Mr. B. J. Kirkham, Honorary Secretary i at New Brighton, was unfortunately omitted. The omission was pointed out in time to be...

— At 10.15 A.M. on 26th March it was re- ported by a fisherman that the motor coble Royal Empire, of Whitby, was in difficulties three miles N.E. by E. of Runswick and drifting before a strong S.E. gale with a heavy sea. The report was...

WHITBY.— Two Whitby cobles, the Mary Alice and the Tranquil, which were returning from the fishing-ground in a light wind and a strong sea on the 12th March, were seen in the offing, and as it was evident that they would run considerable...