LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Prince Charles visits Rock Rock lifeboat station personnel were delighted and honoured to be visited by HRH The Prince of Wales just four days after their new boathouse was opened. Prince Charles had shown much interest in the new lifeboat...

Presentation of Vellums signed by the Prince of Wales.

TEN presentations of Centenary Vellums to Stations have taken place during the past summer, making the total of such Vellums presented forty-three. Nine of these...

Swim between the flag You'll hear again and again from RNLI Beach Lifeguards: 'Always swim where there is a lifeguard on patrol and stay inside the area marked by the red and yellow flags.' On a sunny day at Perranporth, Cornwall...

Where is your hat?! I have been an RNLI Shoreline member for around 24 years.

I joined after chatting to a lifeboat crew member whilst on holiday in North Wales. He told me of an incident where a young boy had got into...

CEMAES, ANGLESEY. — The 30-feet 6- oared Life-boat, at Cemlyn, on the coast of Anglesey, has been transferred from that place to Cemaes, about four miles to the eastward. Since the lighthouse has been placed on one of the islands opposite...

More Lifeboats at Dunkirk In your Autumn issue lifeboat enthusiast Jeff Morris states that 19 lifeboats from the RNLI attended the evacuation of Dunkirk during 1940. He is right to say that 19 lifeboats went to Dunkirk but wrong in thus...

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COMMANDER LORD SEMPILL, R.N.V.R.

A Vice-President of the Institution since 1954 Lord Sempill, who died on 3oth December, 19563 had served on the Committee of Management from 1927 until he became Vice-President and had...