LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Blown offshore ON THE EVENING OF Thursday July 5, 1984, Clyde Coastguard received a 999 call after a small speedboat had been seen, broken down about three quarters of a mile off Cowan Rock, near Girvan.

Her crew of two men...

ONCE AGAIN another year has passed and 1982 has been the best year yet for Shoreline recruiting, due largely to the great support that we have had from our existing members. Our membership now stands at more than 92,000 and I am certain that...

YACHT AT STANDSTILL At 4.56 p.m. on 3ist May, 1964, the coastguard told the life-boat coxswain that a yacht was in difficulties outside Holyhead breakwater and at 5.15 the lifeboat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched. A gale was...

TOWARDS A NEW LIFEBOAT: A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN RNLI AND ML A How to make more money • from your savings - * t t • • £50 and save lives too! £100,000 £75,000 £50,000 ~ £20,000 The target for the MLAI RNLI joint...

A launch to celebrate the arrival o/H.C.J. at Thurso in 1929.. - View image in PDF

Towing a stricken boat to the safety of port might seem routine but, in often gruelling conditions, it takes great skill and smart decision making. So what’s involved in a tow?
First, the crew must decide whether or not they need...

READER OFFERS Lifeboats Every booking benefits the RNLI OCEAN CRUISES 2008-2010 DEPARTING FROM THE UK - NO FLYING! Our ship the MV Van Gogh has become a firm favourite with UK passengers and is often referred to as ‘the happiest ship afloat’...

READERS of The Life-Boat will not need to be reminded of the efforts which the Institution has made during the last two years to call attention to the failure of the shipping community of Great Britain to give adequate support to the...