LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

January storm ON SUNDAY JANUARY 6, 1985, northnorth- easterly winds of force 9 to storm force 10 hit the east coast and at 1812 that evening a message was received from the Sealink roll-on roll-off ferry, Speedlink Vanguard, that she had...

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PORTHLEVEN, CORNWALL.—The 30-feet Life-boat on this station has been re- placed by a new and larger boat, 34 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rowing 10 oars, double banked. The cost of the new boat, with its transporting carriage, has been...

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.15 on the morning of the 3rd of January, 1953, local fishermen reported that the motor fishing coble Enterprise II, of Whitby, was at sea in deteriorating weather, and at 9.30 the No. 1 life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was...

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At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Princes' Hall, Piccadilly, on Saturday, 21st day of March, 1891. The Most Honourable the MARQUIS of HAR- TINGTON, M.P., in the Chair, the following...

Mr. J. E. Jones (left), president of the Neptune Swimming Club, Hackney, London, handing a cheque for over £170 to Mr. George Powell,of the R.N.LI.'s Wembley office, the proceeds of which were raised through a sponsored swim... - View image in PDF

When snow and ice accompany storm force winds endurance of a high order is asked of lifeboat crews; an active endurance which will enable them to maintain efficiency and bring a service to a successful conclusion even after many hours at sea...