LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Island Visit Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the RNLI, was a guest of Brigadier S. P. Robertson of the Committee of Management, at his home on the island of Orkney for four days in August. He arrived aboard Kirkwall'...

Whltby, Yorkshire.—During the morn- ing of the 4th of March, 1954, the weather worsened while the local fishing fleet was at sea. All the boats returned to the harbour before the harbour bar became dangerous, except the Lead Us and Faith...

No one is too sure why 13 sheep ended up on the cliffs just outside Fowey on 15 March this year, but a service to stand-by while a Coastguard cliff rescue team tried to extricate them ended up with some unusual 'survivors' in the... - View image in PDF

FOUR GALWAY BAY MEDALS On the 16th January, 1962, the Galway Bay life-boat rescued eight men and a dog from the Dutch coaster June.

A full account of this service, for which four bronze medals for gallantry were awarded,...

Three saved during Southland's worst weather in a decade and a half \ Southend lifeboat Helmsman John Foster has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for bravery with Crew Members Michael Whistler and Ian Rees receiving the Thanks on...

DURING 1934 services were rendered off the shores of foreign countries to 34 British vessels in distress, and 69 lives were rescued from them. Of these lives 22 were rescued off the Danish coast and 44 off the coast of...

Launches 64. Lives rescued 62.

SEPTEMBER 1ST. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.

At 5.45 A.M. the  naval author-ities at Cromer asked for the life-boat to go out, as an aeroplane was in the sea between...

The hull and deck assembly of the prototype FAB 4 is hoisted into William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton for fitting out.. - View image in PDF