LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of this excellent Society was held at the 22nd of May last, Captain the Hon the unavoidable absence of His Grace the DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, President of the Society. Amongst those present on the occasion were...

EACH YEAR since 1905, except in wartime, the annual National Service for Seafarers has been held in St Paul's Cathedral, in the City of London, to celebrate the unity of calling of all those who use the sea. At the 1981 service, held on...

More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.

Valentia - Ireland Division Valentia is the RNLI's westernmost lifeboat station, situated on the rugged coast of Co. Kerry, in south west Ireland. The Severn class...

Sir Alec Rose, who opened Southampton Boat Show in September, arrived with Lady Rose for the opening ceremony in Calshot lifeboat, the 40ft Keith Nelson Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde. The lifeboat was accompanied by the frigate... - View image in PDF

Mr. Raymond Baxter, the well known B.B.C.'s personality, signing autographs at the Spring Fair organised by the Rugby branch of the R.N.L.I. at the Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, on 15th April, 1972, when £1,504 was raised.

Coxswain Bartley Mullin of Galway Bay (I) with Coleman Hernon, former coxswain and now honorary secretary. Both were awarded the bronze medal for the rescue of eight men from a Dutch coaster in 1962.. - View image in PDF

Joan Hooley (Josie from EastEnders) and George Sewell (Matt Drayton in The Detectives) drew the winning tickets for the most successful Lifeboat Lottery ever on 26 January. The 92nd draw beat all previous records, raising £283,832. Top... - View image in PDF

The IB 1-type D class inshore lifeboat Blue Peter IVbrings her crew safely home. She was memorably named by Blue Peter's Konnie Huq at the London Boat Show in January 2005. - View image in PDF