LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats have so far launched 1,572 times, saving 638 lives.

In 1986 lifeboats launched 3,712 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,424 lives (an average of over...

The evolution of the humble swimsuit tells an interesting story of wider social conventions …

Daft costumes are the order of the day when it comes to a festive fundraising dip for charity but,...

WHEN the "National Shipwreck Institution," as this Institution was then called, was re-organized and consolidated in 1850, there were various county associations which acted in harmony and unison with it, but for all practical...

On the South and East Coasts.

On the south coast the Weymouth Motor Life-boat was out for nearly six hours, from 6.30 in the evening until after midnight, in response to the S.U.S.

of the steam-tanker M....

Every booking benefits the RNLI OCEAN CRUISE COLLECTION On Board The MV Van Gogh I Madeira & Canary Islands Sunshine Cruise 12 Days from Departs October 2004 and April 2005 from Falmouth Ports of call: La Coruna, Casablanca, Lanzarote,...

[WE resume our Reports, which bad been unavoidably postponed, of the Services of the Life-boats of the Institution.] TENET, :SOUTH WALES.—On the 27th October, 1867, during a strong gale of wind, the Florence life-boat put off, in reply to...

Although Bexhill-on-Sea has had committees for many years, it was not until last Summer that a membership scheme was launched.

The branch is already 200 strong and its first fundraising event achieved £1,020 at the... - View image in PDF

THE LONG SERVICE BADGE, introduced from January 1, 1982, for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more, has been awarded to: Aberystwyth Crew Member A. Blair Crew Member B. P. Jones Crew Member K....