LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NEWSPOINT What would Sir William Hillary have thought about the day when Rye Harbour lifeboat rescued 29 children and adults from inflatable toys on a hot summer's day earlier this year (see Lifeboat Services)? When he founded the RNLI...

THE RNLI was the beneficiary of the 1983 Newmarket Charity Race Day on Saturday June 25 when just over £13,500 was raised for the lifeboats. Although the morning began dull and overcast, by midday the cloud had dispersed and the sun...

FEB. 26TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. At 12.30 P.M. the coastguard reported that a small boat was in distress about half a mile south-east of Newhaven. A light W.S.W.

wind was blowing and the sea was choppy.

The...

St David's Royal visit In May, Her Majesty Queen Mamahato B Seeiso the Queen Mother and her son Prince Seeiso B Seeiso of Lesotho, South Africa, visited St David's lifeboat station. They were in St David's to sign a twinning...

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MARCH 8TH. - MARGATE, KENT. Just after 5 p.m. the coastguard reported that the local fishing boat Water Lily, which could be seen about three miles north of Margate pier, appeared to be in trouble with her engine, and the motor life-boat The...

The boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...