LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Coxswain/Mechanic David Chant of St Davids became a shore helper and assistant winch man in 1962 before joining the crew in 1984. He was appointed coxswain/mechanic in 1988.

David was awarded a bronze medal this year in... - View image in PDF

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Eric Offer, coxswain/mechanic of Dun Laoghaire lifeboat from 1967 until his death.

Coxswain Offer was awarded a bronze medal in 1969..

I live on a Dutch barge moored on the Cadogan Pier in Chelsea. One evening I had retired to bed and was drifting off with the shipping forecast murmuring in the background when a Baskevillian scream punched its way through the open porthole....

Shortly after 4.30 P.M. on the llth March a telegram was received from St. Abbs stating that a large vessel was sinking off the Head with a fishing boat standing by her. The assembly signal for the Life-boat's crew was fired and within...

IN December, 1928, the Institution received the following letter from Mill- brook, Ontario, Canada :— " In the Toronto, Can., Globe of Dec. 8th, I saw an interesting article about the work of the Royal National Life-boat Institution. I...

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Certificates of Service and Pensions.

The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to: WILLIAM MATTHEWS, 20 years coxswain and 4 years second coxswain of the Beaumaris life-boat.