LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The RNLI's new dock and boat hoist came into use at the Poole depot in early June, enabling lifeboats to be lifted from the water and positioned anywhere in the yard for storage or inspection and work on underwater areas.. - View image in PDF

75 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT May 1916 Life-boat crews on the Yorkshire Coast From time immemorial it has been the custom of the Life-boat Service not to maintain fixed crews for Lifeboats, but to draw volunteers as required...

25 Years Ago The following article appeared in the December, 1962, issue of THE LIFEBOAT: First Rescue Ever From a Hovercraft ON the 17th September, 1962, a service of a unique kind was carried out when for the first time a rescue was...

100 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, February 1889 issue SOUTH NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK LIFE-BOAT MEN The Life-boat crews of this district, extending from Palling to Southwold, both inclusive, are formed on a ! different system from any...

Deputy PM takes to the lifeboats! Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott took to the water in the Dover lifeboat recently when he presented the RNLI with a Millennium Product plaque for the Severn class all-weather boat.

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Top - Michelle and Tanya lend a hand with recruitment.. - View image in PDF

Ian picks the winners Ian Ventham, RNLI Head of Fundraising and Marketing, (pictured with Judith Saint, Finance and Systems Manager) drew the winners of the Lifeboat Lottery on 29 October. The 87th draw, which took place at lifeboat...

TV stars draw record breaking lottery Joan Hooley (Josie from EastEnders) and George Sewell (Matt Drayton in The Detectives) drew the winning tickets for the most successful Lifeboat Lottery ever on 26 January. The 92nd draw beat all...