LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Small Boat (1)
On the evening of the 15th August news was received that a small boat with a man and a woman on board had been seen in difficulties, drifting with the tide through Calf Sound. The honorary secretary engaged a motor boat and went in search...
A Sailing Dinghy
On the evening of the llth September a message was received from a Teignmouth resident, through the coastguard, that a girl had left Teignmouth for Exmouth in a 12-feet sailing dinghy, and as a strong wind was blowing, with a choppy and...
A Lobster Fishing Boat
On the 9th of September, 1955, the Is lay, Inner Hebrides, life-boat rescued three men from a lobster fishing boat.
For a full account of this service, for which the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum were...
A Rubber Dinghy (3)
Rhyl, Flintshire.—9th August. Service to a rubber dinghy. Rewards, £13 7s.
The Institution granted additional awards of £2 each to Second Mechanic George Povah and Bowman J. Alcock.
For a full...
A Rowing Boat (1)
JUNE 17TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A rowing boat was overdue and believed to be in difficulties, but later a report was received that the boat had been found and was safe.
Mr. P. E. W. Gellatly, the honorary secretary, went out in...
A Motor Vessel (1)
FEBRUARY 5TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A motor vessel’s engine had broken down, but the vessel got into the shelter of a headland and did not need help.
- Rewards, £21 2s. 6d..
A Rubber Dinghy
MARCH 14TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A rubber dinghy, supposed to have come from a crashed aeroplane, had been reported south of Girvan, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 15s..
A Flying Boat
OCTOBER 7TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET A parachute from an aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, and a British flying boat had been attacked by German aeroplanes, but in neither case could any thing be found. - Rewards, £14..
A year of lifesaving
RNLI lifeboats launched an amazing 8,141 times in 2007, rescuing 7,834 people around the UK and RoI. RNLI lifeguards on 71 English beaches rescued 1,350 people and responded to 8,201 incidents. The charity’s Flood Rescue team (previously the...
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On your bike!
Millions of people use their bicycles each week in the UK and Republic of Ireland, many for commuting. But it's also a great way to challenge yourself, get fitter and even raise charity funds. Lifeboat volunteer Chris...
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