LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...

Glasgow, October 23/24, 1987 On a bright but cool autumn morning the new 52ft Arun class lifeboat Citv of Glasgow III. now on station at Troon, arrived on the River Clyde in readiness to play the starring role in proceedings which, the...

GOD HELP OUR MEN AT SEA.

VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS* CREWS, AND OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31ST DECEMBER,...

We have lift offHovercraft to join RIMLI's fleet The first RNU rescue hovercraft will be in operation as early as January 2003, located in Morecambe. The decision to go ahead was made by the RNLI Executive Committee after successful...

Three lifeboats search for survivors from wrecked sailing ship Lifeboats from three stations were involved in the search for survivors when the 137-year-old sailing ship Maria Asumpta foundered after running ashore on the rocky North...

The RNLI's Head of Public Relations, Edward Wake-Walker, reports from the International Lifeboat Conference in UruguayA hundred or so delegates from 26 different countries gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the 17th International...

Near left. D class inflatables, and the smaller Y class carried aboard the 52ft and 54ft Arun class, in the workshops.Inset. Fitters work on the 40hp Mariner outboards for the D class boats in the outboard workshop.. - View image in PDF

Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...