LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Wick, Caithness-shire.— Shortly before midday on the 20th March, 1939, the life-boat coxswain reported that several small fishing boats beating in towards the bay were in danger. The weather was squally, with hail showers,and a very strong N...

A lovely life-size donkey, hand made by Robbie MacDonald who works at the Wick Carpet Store, was raffled to raise funds for Wick lifeboat station. The donkey was put on display in the store to attract interest in the raffle. Eight-year-old... - View image in PDF

BY the first week in February, we passed the 1,000th registration of members subscribing direct to Life-boat House, and since the Shoreline Scheme was started on 31st October, 1972, we have received over £12,000 from subscriptions and...

WHEREIN LIES the essence of good public relations? Who better to ask than Patrick Howarth, for more than a quarter of a century public relations officer of the RNLI? His answer is predictably clear-cut and to the point: 'First of all in...

AT 5.8 on the afternoon of the 19th of August, 1952, the coastguard at Brid- lington telephoned the life-boat station that two girl bathers were being washed seawards in Thornwick Bay, and at 5.35 the life-boat Tillie Morri- son, Sheffield...

IF any excuse were necessary for again reverting to this subject in these pages, it is assuredly to be found in its importance to all concerned, viz., the owners of ships and cargoes; the various marine insurance and salvage associations;...

AMONGST the most interesting and im- portant subjects which, from time to time, have been treated in The Life-boat Journal, is that of the means to be resorted to for the restoration of the apparently drowned, and it is one in which the...

November and December 1996, January and February 1997 Aberdeen, Grampian Arun: Jan 4 and 24 Relief D class: Dec 24 and Jan 4 Aith, Shetland Arun: Nov 6, 11, 16 and Dec 23 Aldeburgh, Suffolk Mersey: Nov 14, 15 and Dec 5 Relief D class: Nov 14...