LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.

{Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Founded 4th March, 1824.—Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.

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His Most Gracious Majesty...

Totton and District branch is organising no less than 12 fund-raising events in 1980, and has distributed its programme to 8,000 homes in its area. The first event, a jumble sale in February, realised £313. The branch received donations...

Ordinary Rowing Life-Boat at Petten: Ready For Launching. - View image in PDF

Flamborough Life-Boat Returns After Search For Pilot. - View image in PDF

The naming of Arbroath's new Mersey class lifeboat Inchcape went ahead on 22 April 1994 despite the unfortunate accident sustained by the namer, HRH Princess Alexandra, two days before the ceremony. The Countess of Airlie cvo, wife of...

On the 13th September, the Cahore life- boat again put off, in reply to signals of distress from the schooner Vivid, of Wex- ford, which was stranded about a quarter of a mile from the shore close to Poulduff Pier.

The life...

THE RNLI has been selling souvenirs for well over half a century. The word 'souvenir' indicates what the main purpose originally was.

Small items which were expected to appeal to visitors to lifeboat houses were put...

THE following report, sent in by the honorary secretary of an inshore rescue boat station, is just another example of failing to face up to the fact that the sea is unpredictable.

Apparently two men went out in a homemade...