LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

OFF the mouth of the River Yare, which divides the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and has given its name to the ancient seaport town of Yarmouth, stretch a series of sandbanks, such as the Scroby, the Cross Sand, and the Cockle, to name...

Exmouth Helmsman Roger Jackson thought he would never launch a lifeboat again. But now four young men owe him their lives

Exmouth is a popular seaside destination but on the afternoon of 23...

Naming an RNLI lifeboat is a once-in-a-lifetime honour – an honour that fell to 14-year-old Rachel Fairhurst during a special ceremony in July ...

Our newest Shannon class lifeboat and her...

MARCH 25TH - 26TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE, AND PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE. SOS flashes had been seen by the coastguard about six miles east of Cilan Head on the evening of March 25th, and at 9.45 the Pwllheli motor life-boat Ministre...

On the after- noon of 12th November, two vessels, the schooner Island Maid, of Belfast, and the brigantine Angele, of Brest, while endeavouring to enter Padstow Harbour, in a strong "W.N.W. gale accompanied by a heavy sea, struck on the...

FOUR appeals were made for the Lifeboat Service during the war in "The Week's Good Cause," in the Home Service of the B.B.C. They were made by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, Lord Winster, a member of the...

Following the publication in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT of a description of the work of present-day divisional inspectors of lifeboats, here are some extracts from an article by the late Captain Basil Hall, RN, a one-time inspector of...

Coming to a place near you soonSometimes good advice can be difficult to swallow, especially if it's on a subject close to your heart. This, coupled with the fact that people generally don't actively go out and seek advice, can be a...