LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

London lifeboats boost rescues The Lifeboats had another busy year in 2002, with crews rescuing 7,365 people. In their first full year of operations. Beach Rescue lifeguards were involved in 867 major incidents and saved 22...

AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, on Wednesday, the 12th day of March, 1902, The Eight Hon. The EARL OF SELBORNE, P.O., First Lord of the...

HAVING in our last number described the buildings and floating vessels from which beacon lights are exhibited, we have now to give some account of the nature and history of the lights themselves.

At a very remote period,...

By JAMES GLAISHER, ESQ, F H.S. , THE variations in the readings of the barometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in the period from September 12 to November 30, making altogether eighty days, are shown in the accompanying diagram and...

Jan. 6.—Three men put off in a boat and saved a boy who had fallen overboard from a boat off Wexford, Ireland.—Reward, 15s.

Jan. 9.—Four men. put off in a coble and saved the crew of five men from the boat of the steamer...

THURSDAY, 3rd June, 1886.

His GRACE THE DUKE or NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G., President, in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting. Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence,...

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From cliffs to islands, beaches to rivers, this selection of rescues demonstrates the depth of skill and nerve demanded of RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards - and that you can never predict where and when you may need their helpFirst aid...