LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A D V E R T I S M E N T A TRUE STORY ABOUT RELIEF FROM Some years ago, I suffered a slipped disk - a common enough problem but I made the mistake of not resting and letting nature take its course. The end result of this was that the...

(Left) aboard after her naming ceremony are (I) Mr Charles Hunter, who handed over the lifeboat to the RNLl and named her, and his wife (r of centre group). With them are their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Miller, their son and... - View image in PDF

Support our volunteer crews It was an excellent idea to enclose the two eye catching Support our volunteer crews window stickers with the Spring 2003 issue of the Lifeboat.

Until a few years ago we used to have Support the...

METHIL and BUCKHAVEN, FIFESHIRE— I On the application of the local residents a new Life-boat station has been formed at Buckhaven, on the north side of the Firth of Forth, where there are plenty of fishermen available to work the...

Capsize THE DAY OF TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1986, dawned at Brighton with gale force winds blowing from the south south west, gusting to force 9 and skies overcast with a slight drizzle. Very heavy seas were running and waves up to 15 feet in...

On the morning of the 30th September, information by telephone was received stating that the services of the Life-boat were needed by a boat in danger at Winterton Ness. A strong gale was then blowing from S.S.E., accompanied by a very heavy...

COVER PICTURE Si Abbs' new Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat Kathrinc and Dorothy Burr, pictured recently on exercise, will be named Idler this year. She has a/ready attracted considerable public interest as lite principal attraction... - View image in PDF

HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—A party of four Liverpool yachtsmen were rescued from a dangerous position on the 3rd April. They set out the night before in the yacht Shrimp, but had not proceeded far when they encountered a severe westerly gale,...