LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 3.20 on the morning of the 13th of February, 1959, a message was received from the honorary secretary at Rosslare Harbour that a Dutch vessel was stran- ded on the rocks in Dunmore Bay and was sending...

Cowes

COWES CUTS ITS PLASTIC

As well as saving lives at sea, Cowes lifeboat crew are playing their part in saving the planet – by cutting down on plastic. Small changes can make a big difference and, in...

Coxswain William McAuslane of Troon died on the 16th of January, 1960, at the age of 83. He was appoin- ted bowman in November 1913, be- coming coxswain in 1920. He retired in 1942. In 1941 Coxswain McAuslane won the silver medal for...

Sponsored walks are common enough these days but the 15th Long Eaton Venture Scout unit, in Nottinghamshire, decided to bring some water into the proceedings—by holding a sponsored row on 5th July, 1969. The proceeds were divided between the...

DUEING 1936 help was given by foreign life-boat services to 45 British vessels.

Three of these services were by Belgium, 1 by Germany, 2 by Holland, 3 by Iceland, 1 by Sweden, and 35 by the United...

IN the early hours of the 8th of December, 1959, the Broughty Ferry life-boat Mona was launched on receipt of a message that the North Carr lightvessel had broken adrift. Some time between 5.15 and 6.00 in the morning the life- boat capsized...

WHILE ON TRIALS Reserve life-boat. At n a.m. on i2th May, 1964, the reserve life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson put out from a ship- builders' yard at Rowhedge, Essex, in a light westerly breeze and a slight sea.

She was...

JUST THE RECIPE TO HELP THE RNLI 150 Celebrities Reveal their Favourite Dishes • Mouth-watering ideas for cooks of all abilities • Starters, main courses, desserts, cakes and biscuits 1 Fun and practical recipes - from Roy Castle's...