LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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Rigid Hull Inflatables are now in service with the R...

Margate, Kent. At 4.56 p.m. on 8th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares have been seen north west of the West Girdler buoy. The life-boat North Foreland (Civil Service No. n) was launched at 5.22 in a...

Douglas, Isle of Man - At 2.30 p.m.

on 5th May, 1966, the harbour master told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Gripsholm of Gothenburg had landed approximately 300 passengers at Port St. Mary in the morning and...

Harwich: At 0630 on the morning of Friday June 8, 1984, Harwich's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat, John Fison, slipped her moorings to go to the aid of the 107ft schooner, Stina. Returning to Maldon from Amsterdam with nine people on board,... - View image in PDF

Harwich: At 0630 on the morning of Friday June 8, 1984, Harwich's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat, John Fison, slipped her moorings to go to the aid of the 107ft schooner, Stina. Returning to Maldon from Amsterdam with nine people on board,...

Facts and Figures In 1985 RNLI lifeboats have so far launched 749 times, saving 305 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 people...

Facts and Figures Provisional figures show that in 1985 lifeboats launched 3,003 times, saving 1,351 lives.

In 1984 lifeboats launched 3,631 times (an average of nearly ten times a day) and saved 1,336 lives (an average of...

Walton and Frinton's lifeboat in action on a irvice to another yacht on 21 October 1990 sands to the south of the service on the i page.

The lifeboat had been launched at 0413 to i the Sheerness lifeboat, a helicopter... - View image in PDF