LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

When a teenage boy found himself caught in a tidal backwash, his friends watched in horror – could anyone reach him before it was too late?

On 7 September the 13-year-old was playing with his...

MILESTONE IN HISTORY OF THE JOURNAL' RNU magazine's 500th issueLONDON lay beneath a blanket of snow and the normal clatter of carriages pulling up outside 20 John Street, Adelphi (just off The Strand) was muffled by its glistening...

Search in breaking seas ON THE AFTERNOON of Friday, August 30, 1974, four young children were swimming in the sea off Golden Sands Chalet Park about one mile south of Withernsea ILB station. The wind was fresh and the sea rough and it was...

Thursday, 5th May, 1859. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...

FOR SHORELINE this year's London International Boat Show was the best ever: through the efforts of the band of voluntary workers who gave up a fortnight of their time to help us we signed on 1,153 new members, and I would like to thank...

Two Life-boats, the Martha, of Cresswell, and the Edward and Eliza, of Holy Island, celebrated Harvest Festival by answering the call of vessels in distress. In both cases the crews were actually in church, and the Harvest Festival service...

The old Gourdon life-boat, Margaret Dawson, arriving at her station. - View image in PDF

Above: The Skegness crew at the station's open day.. - View image in PDF