LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Eddie Dor man member of the Padstow branch committee for 20 years. Eddie was box officer from 1982 to 1996 and he and his wife were awarded the silver statuette in 1992..

Father Christmas doesn't just give presents to good little boys and girls - he raises cash for needy causes too! In November, Stafford with Rugeley branch transported Santa by speedboat to his grotto at the Wyevale garden centre near... - View image in PDF

Look out for Danger on the Beach from 12 January - the second national BBC TV documentary series to feature the work of the RNLI lifeboats and lifeguards in Devon and Cornwall. Viewers may remember last year's moving report of the death... - View image in PDF

Cruise liner in crisis Six lifeboats launched on 6 May 2006 to the help of The Calypso (pictured). The 135m liner and 708 passengers were 15 miles south of Beachy Head, East Sussex, when fire broke out. Tyne classes MaxAitken III from...

The first of the Atlantic 21s, and the forerunner of all rigid inflatables now widely used for commercial and leisure purposes.

Developed at Atlantic College and using a rigid buoyant floor surrounded by a continuous... - View image in PDF

Foresters Friendly Society, which has an enduring relationship with the RNLI, is sponsoring the RNLI Heritage Trust through 2011.

The sponsorship coincides with the RNLI being chosen by the Society’s High Chief Ranger,...

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS A VITAL SERVICE TO THE R.N.L.I.

Coastal Radio - the privileged exclusive supplier of M.F. Radio and D.F.

equipment for over 180 R.N.L.I. Lifeboats over the past 15...

Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Superintendent of the Depot since July, 1958, is retiring on 3151 December, 1964. He joined the Institution in 1946. He will be succeeded by Lieutenant E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., inspector of...