LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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blowing, with a heavy sea. At 2 P.M. the motor life-boat Elsie was launched to the help of the motor vessel West Coaster, of London, which was in distress in...

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In the early hours of the morning Coxswain Malcolm Gray's pager beeped loudly. As he sat up in ^ bed he heard the clock strike four. Momentarily he wondered what on earth was going...

OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched 42 times and rescued 16 lives.

DOCTOR TAKEN TO SHETLAND ISLAND Aith, Shetlands.—At 2.35 on the after- noon of the 2nd of October, 1953, the doctor at...

1926 was, in. its weather, a normal year, with severe gales in October and November. During the year there were 269 launches of Life-boats on service, 65 more than in 1925, and 456 lives were rescued from shipwreck, 73 more than in 1925. Of...

At the end of each month the Institution brings out a leaflet with the figures of launches and lives rescued up to date, Copies of .this leaflet will be sent to any honorary secretaries who would like to have them for distribution..

In our Summer issue we told you how we were tackling drowning through our Respect the Water campaign for men aged between 20 and 64.

IN 2013, 167 PEOPLE DIED AROUND THE COAST OF THE UK. 86% WERE...

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Union Crystal sinks JUST BEFORE 1915 on Wednesday, November 16, 1977, the honorary secretaries of both Sennen Cove and St Ives lifeboat stations were informed by Lands End Coastguard that the 499-ton coaster Union Crystal was in trouble 12...