LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ON 31st December, 1938, Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., retired from the service of the Institu- tion, having been chief inspector of life-boats since August, 1930.

Commander Drury, whose early years were spent...

On the 14th September the Hais- borough coastguard passed the news that a vessel about two miles south of Haisborough, and heading south, was on fire. She was the steamer Porthcavol. of Cardiff, bound with a cargo of esparto grass from North...

A Startling Compendium of Facts, Feats and Figures THE COUNTRY LIFE BOOK OF NAUTICAL TERMS UNDER SAIL An illustrated guide to the language of the great sailing ships and the men aboard them Fascinating, unusual, and always with a sound...

During a whole W.S.W. gale on the night of the 20th February signals of distress were observed fr«m a vessel in.

the St. Tudwell's Eoads. Throughout the day it had been seen that the vessels there had been having...

(below) Mrs Susan Hunter-Pease, wife of Mr Charles Hunter-Pease, the Sates and Marketing Director of Volvo Concessionaires, names the new Mersey Class lifeboat Lifetime Care at a ceremony at the RNLI's Poole depot. The lifeboat is the... - View image in PDF

ON 26th October last, the Ramsgate Motor Life-boat rescued the crew of six of the German schooner Kate Runne, and also helped to save the vessel. The Crew has given the Institution a donation of £8 18s. 1(M. out of the salvage...

OCT. 31ST. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.

A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea. Two local fishing boats Premier and Pride were out, and anxiety was felt for their safety. The lifeboat crew and helpers assembled...

She’s the first woman to row the ‘big three’ solo, but environmentalist Roz Savage has another mission that needs the help of millions

At 34, Roz Savage had what she calls a midlife crisis....