LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Above a Lovely Day
Above. A lovely day for a swim. Excellent weather over the two days made life a little more pleasant for the crews demonstrating righting techniques. Here the air bag on an Atlantic 21 brings her swiftly upright just off the depot quay. D... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left) Heavy Weather Is Not a Problem
(left) Heavy weather is not a problem for a well prepared yacht with an experienced crew - but being pooped by a sea like this finds any weakness in the vessel, her equipment and crew. Weymouth's Arun class lifeboat was involved in this... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Woolly Jumpers
No one is too sure why 13 sheep ended up on the cliffs just outside Fowey on 15 March this year, but a service to stand-by while a Coastguard cliff rescue team tried to extricate them ended up with some unusual 'survivors' in the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, pictured at the helm of Tynemouth's 52ft Arun class lifeboat George and Olive Turner during a tour of the north-east last November, photograph by courtesy of the Newcastle... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Front Cover
Front cover Aith's Severn Class lifeboat Owrtej Udbury is put through her paces. See our feature on page 33 to find out more about the work of Shetland lifeboats Photo: Nicholas Leach/Stvpt Monthly, by courtesy of Shetland MRSC Inset:... - View image in PDF
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A faster lifeboat for London
The next generation of E class lifeboat can now be seen on the Thames. Hurley Burly is the first of three new E class lifeboats to be shared by Tower and Chiswick Lifeboat Stations. Two more are due to join our fleet in...
Category: Articles
Old And New Generation Lifeboats, Boathouses – And Crew
21st century stations The RNLI’s Shoreworks team is continuing to update lifeboat stations around the UK and RoI, thanks to your support.
In Hoylake, Merseyside, a £2M appeal has been launched to raise funds for a new...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
The Lifeboat Relief Atlantic 75 (B705) The Vera Skilton The Crew Tfignks on Vellum Helmsman Wayne Martin for his 'boat handling skill.
judgement and leadership.' '...[he] handled the Atlantic 75 expertlv...'...
Category: Services
(Right): the Atlantic 21
(Right): The Atlantic 21 bedstead type trolley which Aberystwyth crew modified themselves so that it is 'custom built' for their new 17ft 6in twin-engined C class inflatable lifeboat, taking the weight of her keel and... - View image in PDF
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(Middle Right) the Inshore Lifeboat Centre
(middle right) The Inshore Lifeboat Centre has its own open days on alternate years to Poole. but they also put on a good display at the HQ event. This is just a selection of the bits and pieces they make for the Atlantics and D class built... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs