LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

November and December 1995, January and February 1996 Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON 1050: Nov 2, 21, Dec 31 and Jan 18 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jan 19 Relief Atlantic 21: Feb 21 Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire Relief Atlantic 75: Nov 26,...

Each Summer, Londoners Nick Pleydell-Bouverie and Rad Hart-George swap their suits for cyclists’ Lycra and head off on the next stage of their RNLI Tour of Britain

The ambitious idea was...

On the 20th Oct., 1869, the ship Frank Shaw, of North Shields, was totally wrecked, during a very heavy gale of wind, on the Goodwin Sands. She had sought shelter in the Downs, but was compelled .to slip her cable and try fresh anchorage off...

JANUARY 16TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON. NORFOLK. At 1.51 P.M. the coastguard reported that a motor vessel was flying a distress signal south of Palling Look-out. A moderate N.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy...

Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the list below for more reports:
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Aldeburgh, Suffolk Arbroath, Angus Arklow, Wicklow Ballycotton, Co. Cork Barmouth, Merionethshire Barry Dock, Glamorganshire Beaumaris, Anglesey Bembridge, Isle of Wight Blackpool, Lancashire Bridlington, Yorkshire Broughty Ferry, Angus...

Mr. Donald Laker, a member of the Weymouth life-boat crew who went overboard to swim to a yacht with a line, has been awarded the bronze medal for gallantry. The thanks of the Institution on vellum have been accorded collectively to the...

Although we are well into the project, there will inevitably be many changes to the boat before it enters service (many of which we are planning already), so don't be surprised if the FSB2 delivered to station m 2005 looks a little...