LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

" MAN the life-boat!" Thus the voices hoarsely sounding through the night Rouse to action those who, fearless, brave the elements to fight.

Fight for what? For home? For beauty? Riches ? Rank ? The warrior's...

Below: Martin, ably assisted by Fred, prepares to dive for the yacht.. - View image in PDF

. . . On his retirement Coxswain Thomas Knott, whose service is recorded on page 138, was presented with two paintings by Norfolk artist Jason Partner. (/. to r.) Coxswain Peter Gibbons, Mrs Joan Knott, Tommy Knott, Lord Somerleyton,... - View image in PDF

Coming to a place near you soonSometimes good advice can be difficult to swallow, especially if it's on a subject close to your heart. This, coupled with the fact that people generally don't actively go out and seek advice, can be a...

Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 52 Number 521 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Assistant Editor: CLAIRE JUDD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI...

35 years ago The report of the 1959 AGM in the June 1959 issue of THE LIFEBOAT makes an interesting comparison with that of its successor 35 years later, the costs may be missing several zeros compared with today's figures but threeand-...

Busy first year for Thames lifeboats Thames lifeboats were called out over 800 times during their first year of service. This is almost three times as many as estimated prior to setting up the service on 1 January 2002. Callouts range from...

THE third year of the Essay Competition has brought a number of interesting and very readable essays, and although scarcely up to the excellent standard of the first two years, it can be said that only in a few cases did they fail to show an...