LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Three lifeboats search for survivors from wrecked sailing ship Lifeboats from three stations were involved in the search for survivors when the 137-year-old sailing ship Maria Asumpta foundered after running ashore on the rocky North...

Lack of knowledge is thought to be the root cause of most deaths in UK and Irish waters, and the RNLI'sSea Safety mission is to counter this. GarethWeekes reportsA relatively new strand of the RNLI's work, Sea Safety was a response...

2nd De- cember. A steamer was reported to be sinking, but another steamer took off the crew.—Rewards, £10 16s..

RSPCA Bronze medal for lifeboatmen Nine crew members of West Kirby's D class inflatable lifeboat, the deputy launching authority and the station honorary secretary have been awarded the RSPCA's Bronze medal for rescuing two horses...

Broken steering gear THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Whitstable lifeboat station was told by Thames Coastguard at 1930 on Sunday April 19, 1981, that the catamaran Rumpleteazer had broken her steering gear and needed help; she was two...

Keep on running . . .

I refer to the autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT and would appreciate your forwarding to me a supply of marathon sponsorship forms, say 60.—JOHN A.

GALLAGHER, divisional welfare secretary,...

Atlantic clear of the water twice in race to man in waterA service by New Brighton's Atlantic 21 on 5 March 1995 to a man in the water has led to the a ward of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum to Helmsman Michael Jones....

Courage on our coasts

For nearly a decade, professional Photographer and volunteer lifeboat Crew Member Nigel Millard has been capturing the spirit of the RNLI with stunning images of our...