For 20 years Collectors' Books has offered the pick of yachting books in its twiceyearly brochures. Now a selection is included in The Lifeboat. For every book you order from this advertisement Collectors' Books will donate £2...
Category: Advertisement
January storm BRONZE MEDALS AT 1137 ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1988 the Blackpool station honorary secretary, Mr Rowland Darbyshire was alerted by Liverpool Coastguard MRSC that a small vessel had fired red flares 11/4 miles north north west...
The RNLI's Head of Public Relations, Edward Wake-Walker, concludes his report from the 1995 International Lifeboat Conference with a look at the development of new lifeboats around the world and initiatives to improve safety at sea There...
Category: Meetings
HRH THE DUKE OF KENT, president of the Institution, visited Shetland for the first time on Tuesday September 12, 1978, when he named Lerwick's new 52ft Arun class lifeboat, Soldian. A guard was provided by A (Lovat Scouts) Company 2/51...
Category: Inaugurations
A record number of 2,878 people were rescued as a result of action by H.M.
Coastguards in the 12 months ending 31st March, 1969. This was 379 more than in the previous 12 months. Coastguards took part in 2,444 rescue...
Category: Articles
Thurso- Arun class The Queen Mother On Wednesday 9 August Thurso's new Arun class lifeboat The Queen Mother was overshadowed by the presence at Scrabster Harbour of her namesake, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who had so...
Category: Inaugurations
Freedom of Swansea The officers, committee and crew of The Mumbles lifeboat station were honoured with the Freedom of the City of Swansea on April 23, 1987, when the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Mrs Lilian Hopkin, presented the freedom...
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More and more crews have been getting to grips with our most advanced all-weather lifeboat yet. So, as we celebrate 3 years since the first Shannon class launched, what’s the verdict?
12 MONTHS
to produce a new...
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ON CHRISTMAS EVE, Kilmore lifeboat was capsized twice. One member of the crew, Finton Sinnott, lost his life.
This sad accident caused the first loss of life following the capsize of one of the RNLI's lifeboats since...
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Around and about the RNLI Youngest crew member? Jonathan Foster achieved a long-held ambition when he joined the crew of Staithes lifeboat - the Atlantic 21 Ellis Sinclair-on his 17th birthday .
Clem James, station honorary...
Category: Articles