LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

OCTOBER 17TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At eight at night the coastguard reported that a man who had gone out fishing in a small rowing boat at one o’clock had not returned. There was thick fog. A light westerly wind was blowing and the sea...

Lifeboat station histories The Story of the St Davids Lifeboats by Dr George Middleton Doctor Middleton's 42- page A5 booklet chronicling the history of the lifeboats in this delightful corner of Wales is now in its fifth...

Facts and Figures In 1985 RNLI lifeboats have so far launched 1,834 times, saving 762 lives.

In 1984 lifeboats launched 3,613 times (an average of nearly ten times a day) and saved 1,330 lives (an average of over three...

Wight.—19th August. A raft was seen drifting. It came ashore with a dead body on it.— Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..

Exmouth, Devon.—At 8.50 on the night of the 2nd of February, 1956, a man rang up to say that he could see a vessel close inshore near the Maer Rocks and that she was sounding her siren. The coastguard reported that the vessel was making a...

To WM. HENRY TRIPP, on his retirement, after serving 12J years as Bowman, 3J years as Second Coxswain, and nearly 14 years as Coxswain of the Porthoustock Life-boat, a Framed Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To MATTHEW...

There was a buzz in the Barbican on 19 May 2005 as RNLI Governors, crew, fundraisers and other supporters gathered for a day of reflection and celebration RNLI core supporters came from all corners of the UK and the Republic of Ireland to...

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 1.55 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1955, the skipper of a fishing boat told the second coxswain that the weather had made conditions on the outer harbour bar verv dangerous and that the local fishing boat...