LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington joined the lifeboat crew in 1971, becoming coxswain in 1972. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1974 for the rescue of seven people from the fishing vessel Kia Ora, dragging her anchor half mile east of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Stop Press
Corrections The Spring 2007 centre-spread picture of the rescue team at Tenby included representatives of the local Police, Ambulance, Fire and Coastguard services, though these were omitted from the caption. Sincere apologies to all...
Category: Articles
Hilda, Reliance and Courage
JAN. 2ND. - SCARBOROUGII, YORKSHIRE.
Some of the local motor fishing boats were caught at sea by bad weather. A N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.
The Eagle came in and reported that the boats...
We Ask the Questions
What is involved in running a successful RNLI branch and how does it work? Lifeboat speaks to two branch officials from very different corners of the Institution - John Dennison, chairman of Uckfield and Heathfield branch in Sussex, and...
Category: Articles
A Mustang Aeroplane
JULY 29TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 11.23 in the morning the Fairlight coastguard reported that a Mustang aeroplane had come down in the sea two and a half miles from Hastings. A light south-west wind was blowing, with a slight sea. The motor...
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MARCH 8TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE.
At 2.30 in the afternoon the local doctor asked for the services of the life-boat to take to Oban a young girl who was ill with appendicitis and in a critical condition. The motor...
Jacinth
SEPTEMBER 10TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
At 9.35 at night the Dunbar coastguard reported that the local motor fishing boat Jacinth was overdue. She was believed to be in difficulties east of North...
Holiday Spirit
A local club’s sailing session made it a busy Valentine’s day for Aberystwyth lifeboat crew. The B class Spirit of Friendship was launched when a dinghy was seen capsizing several times, with her two-person crew having more and more trouble...
Category: Articles
New beaches
RNLI lifeguards are heading north this Summer, and will be patrolling beaches in Lincolnshire for the first time. The beaches – in Skegness, Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea – were covered by council-employed lifeguards. The local council will...
Category: Articles
The Motor Fishing Coble Sheila
DECEMBER 6TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
During the afternoon the local motor fishing coble Sheila became overdue. A northwesterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to...