LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Only Fools and Horses? By Ray Kipling
Ray Kipling, the RNLi's public relations officer, takes a closer look at the rescue statistics over the last 20 years.
WHAT HAVE a man on a bicycle, a man in a barrel, a pheasant, a butterfly and a • horse got in common...
Category: Articles
At the Sharp End
Short service iust 500 yards from station - but a surfer's life is saved Ashort but very difficult service by North Sunderland's D class inflatable lifeboat on 18 May 1996 undoubtedly saved the life of a surfer, and also led to the...
Category: Services
The Rosa Chris Beardshaw
Buy a rose for the RnLI Chris was ‘shocked and fl attered’ to be invited by the national Rose Society to put his name to one of the new 007 series of roses, pictured above: ‘The Rosa Chris Beardshaw, produced by C & K Jones, is big, pink... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Alton: AUCTION WINS SAIL-AWAY TREAT FOR SUPPORTER
RNLI supporter Joan Bennett swapped land for sea on a sailing trip last year, thanks to an auction of promises event put on by the Alton Fundraising Branch. In the last 5 years, Joan’s bids have won her three of these sail-away days, joining...
Category: Articles
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Anger over hoax call Police and Coastguards hit out at a hoax caller after a long sea and air search of Cleethorpes seafront found nothing.
The operation was launched in bitter weather on the night of 25 February after...
Looking at Lifeboats
With the traditional double-ended lifeboat now replaced by fast lifeboats at every one of the Institution's stations RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a look at two of the classes which dominated the Institution's...
Category: Articles
All creatures great and small
Ever since the days of horse-drawn launches, the RNLI has been great friends with the animal kingdom. Lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved dogs, cats, sheep, cows, horses, deer and dolphins.
Although the RNLI’s...
Category: Articles
Inlland Rover
Llandudno, with its hillclimbing trams and snowless ski slope, is something of a wonderland. So it may come as no surprise that the lifeboat station is in a rather unusual place and needs a tractor and Land Rover to tow the lifeboats half a...
Category: Articles
Lives on the line
A new pilot scheme created by the RNLI aims to keep sea anglers safe while they enjoy their sport.
Last year 11 sea anglers tragically lost their lives while fishing in the UK, and the RNLI responded to over 1,200...
Category: Articles
Reliance
NEWPORT (PEMBROKESHIRE).—In reply to signals of distress, the Lifeboat Clevedon was launched at 3 A.M. on the 8th October while the wind was blowing a strong gale from "W. by N. to W.N.W.
It was found that the signal...