LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

LORD HOLDEN, who died on the 6th of July, at the age of nearly fifty-three, and was for a time in the diplomatic service, had been a member of the Committee of Management for three and a half years. He was elected to it at the end of 1947,...

ABERDEEN C i T Y COUNCIL To the rescue with the "Shinins isht' Rose Lifeboats * J» AJM.f M.11 I J.YV7 LJ V- Roval Na(lonal U)eboat "Shining Light" was commissioned by Aberdeen City Council as part of the Millennium...

The South Bank Meetings 1989 The Annual General Meeting Presentation of Awards for 1988Once again the RNLI's annual meetings - held at the South Bank in London on 16 May - were able to reflect on a very successful 12 months for the...

RAMSGATE.—At 3.15 P.M. on the 24th October, during a gale of wind from the W.S.W. and a heavy sea, signals of distress were shows by the Gull Light vessel. The Life-boat Bradford was manned, and went out in tow of the harbour steam-tug...

Mr and Mrs Cowan of Lanarkshire scooped first prize in the Winter 2009 Lifeboat Lottery and met the staff and volunteers of Troon Lifeboat Station when they picked up their prize of £5,000.

Mr Cowan says: ‘It’s all...

PORTAFERRY | 12 NOVEMBER 2015
At 12.38pm, the volunteer lifeboat crew at Portaferry launched to the aid of three kayakers caught in force 7 winds and rough seas. When they arrived on scene, the crew found the three kayakers...

One breezy Autumn evening at dusk, a passenger vessel travelling along the River Thames collided with Tower Pier in central London. Upriver at Chiswick, another incident unfolded

At 7pm on...

Thanks to stalwart fundraiser Violet Howes, who has been knitting dolls and selling them in aid of the Institution for over 15 years. Although Violet is nearly 85 years old and suffering from arthritis, she produces a wide range of quality... - View image in PDF