LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE STORY OF 'The Year of the Lifeboat', 1974, was one of a triumph of faith: faith in a service of 150 years' standing and of the voluntary principle which is its essence, faith in the capacity of the voluntary workers of the...

THE Thirtieth Annual Meeting of this most bene- volent Institution was held at Burdett Hall, Lime- house, on the 11th June, the DUKE OF MARL- BOROUGH, President of the Society, in the Chair.

Amongst the company present...

To THOMAS HENRY OWEN, on his retirement, after serving 15 1/2 years as Bowman, 4 1/4 years as Second Coxswain, and 13J$ years as Cox- swain of the Rhosneigir Life-boat, a Certifi- cate of Service and a Pension.

To THOMAS...

Each issue we share with you stories of courageous rescues by our lifesavers, but this last year we’ve been hearing from you too. Thanks to our Respect the Water campaign, there has been a different kind of rescue happening around our coasts...

PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN.—A new Life-boat establishment has been formed here by the, Institution, some shipwrecks which had taken place in the locality, having shown the desirability of having a Life-boat on the spot, in the event of...

FISHGUARD.—On the 7th Oct. a very heavy S.S.W. gale was experienced here. Several vessels were lying at anchor in the roadstead, one of which, the schooner Charlotte, of Portmadoc, was anchored very far out, and fears were entertained for...

G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e I i ne • S t o r m F o r c e Hitting the target In the summer edition of THE LIFEBOAT we asked whether it was possible to set our sights on obtaining that 200,000th active member by the end of 1991. We have...

SIMPLY THE BASTE!

Our superfit supporters raise thousands for the RNLI through running events. And at Christmas they were joined by a new team mate: the animated turkey Captain McStuffing. Our feathered fundraiser