LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DOCTOR'S MISSION At i.20 p.m. on 8th November, 1963, the local medical officer informed the honorary secretary that a patient was in need of medical attention on Inishere Island, and asked for the use of the lifeboat in case the patient...

Coxswain Tenby Tyne class lifeboat Silver medal 22 September 1989 In a WNW Force 8 to 9 wind, very rough seas, rain squalls and poor visibility Coxswain Thomas repeatedly manoeuvred the Tenby Tyne class lifeboat FIFA Sir Galahad inside the... - View image in PDF

Two incidents on opposite sides of the English Channel during January resulted in seven seamen being landed from leaking commercial vessels.

Safely ashore - one. The four crew from the coaster Manias are pictured (right)...

Princely donation: the Fred Olsen Lines shipping company has generously presented the RNLI with a further £2,000 to complete the purchase of a third lifeboat in its name. Already paid for by the company are a D class inflatable and an... - View image in PDF

Every year the police officers who work the Gower hold a dinner dance and any profits from that function are donated to a worthy cause. This year it was agreed that the profits should go to the lifeboat station at Morton. The event was very... - View image in PDF

Nine businessmen, all friends and members of South Caernarfon Yacht Club (and fondly known locally as 'The fat boys'), decided to have a bash in aid of the RNL1 at the end of the 1999 sailing season. A dinner dance with auctions,... - View image in PDF

The Oakley Mk1s were the first self-righting lifeboat to be built after the war, using a system of water ballast transfer. Will and Fanny Kirby 's coxswain was awarded a Bronze Medal in 1973.

Type Oakley Mk1 Twin-Screw... - View image in PDF

Bridlington lifeboat station, established in 1806, is one of the oldest in the country - the all-weather lifeboat station can be seen in the centre of the detail photograph. Bridlington's carriage launched Mersey class, Marine Engineer,... - View image in PDF