LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The women launchers at Boulmer, Northumberland. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor? How about Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker? Or, in the case of the RNLI, shore helper, medic, lifeboat crew and press officer? Mention any of these jobs and...

Montrose, Angus, and Anstruther, Fifeshlre.—On the afternoon of the 9th of February, 1953, a wireless message reached the Montrose life-boat station from the fishing boat Angus Rose, which had a crew of two, that she had lost her rudder, but...

A boat with its own fascinating RNLI history set out on a perfect day last Summer. Little did her crew know it was to be her last voyage …

‘We set off in ideal conditions – you couldn’t have...

Rad Hart-George and Nick Pleydell-Bouverie's journey began with an epic vision: to cycle the entire British coastline, visiting every lifeboat station along the way and raising money to help save lives at sea. And this Summer, they...

Anyone who has recently completed a marathon or is training for one, possibly their first ever, will be grateful to Sally Wilson for putting the experience into words. The RNLI is receiving everincreasing support from sponsored marathon...

NEWS of a great battle has reached the metropolis. The action was not fought on American soil; and, as far as we know, war has not broken out between Denmark and Germany; so that it cannot be of those incensed nations that we speak. The...

On the 22nd De- cember the brigantine Ellen, of Jersey, drove ashore in a N.N.E. gale. The Bac- ton life-boat was launched, and, after three attempts, succeeded in reaching her, and in taking off her crew, 8 in number, landing them in safety...

I AM sitting right, opposite to it. The dark red doors of the stone, chapel-like j little building are wide open. The sun is shining, and the sea is calui. Over the doors in large white letters on a blue background is written "...