LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

At 5.15 P.M. on the 5th December a pilot boat with three men on board put out in response to what was thought to be a signal for a pilot. The weather was very thick, with a moderate easterly breeze. The three men found a yacht, the Glen Cora...

RESCUE D LifeBoAt CReW sAVes eAsteR BUNNy! Tobermory lifeboat crew had an unusual, yet appropriate, casualty to rescue on Easter Sunday in the form of a pet rabbit. Four adults, two children, a dog and the rabbit were onboard the yacht Blue...

and rough seas. At the request of the Coastguard, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's Atlantic 21 was launched with Helmsman Colin Staples in command.

However, when the lifeboat arrived on scene the man had succeeded in...

When sisters Emily and Lydia visited Newborough Beach in north Wales on a blustery February day, they had no idea they’d end their trip on Trearddur Bay’s lifeboat

Getting cut off by the tide is an incredibly easy mistake...

Following the article 'Waiting for the lifeboat', which appeared in the Autumn 1996 issue of The Lifeboat, Lytham coxswain, Paul Heyes, and station honorary secretary, Frank Kilroy, discuss their individual viewpoints regarding...

Olympic yachting gold medallist Reg White visited the RNLI stand at the Midland Boat Show, Birmingham. During the show, from February 24 to March 6, more than 100 helpers from ten branches and guilds manned the stand to raise £2,096,... - View image in PDF

Search success AT 1820 ON FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1987, Tyne Tees Coastguards were alerted by the mother of one of two men aboard the Hartlepool-based fishing boat Sea Fox that the vessel was six hours overdue at the east coast...

Sunny days at the beach may seem like a distant memory, but the bravery and skill of five RN Ll lifeguards last Summer has recently been recognised with the Alison Saunders Lifeguarding Award- one of our top...