LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Margate, Kent.—On the morning of the 2nd October, 1938, a rowing boat belonging to Westgate, with two men on board, was seen to be in difficulties about half a mile N. of the S.E.

Margate Buoy. She was being blown out to...

Philip G. Clarke JP, life vice president of the RNLI since 1986. Mr Clarke was elected to the committee of management in 1972 and was appointed a vice president in 1984..

Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland.—At 10.40 on the night of the 26th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Winner of Holy Island, skippered by the life-boat coxswain, which had left at 5.30 that...

Man unconscious A STRONG south-westerly breeze, force 6, was blowing on the afternoon of Wednesday July 17, 1985, when New Quay's (Dyfed) 37ft Oakley class lifeboat, Birds Eye, launched after the coastguard had reported a fishing vessel...

Caister, Norfolk.—At two in the afternoon, on the 8th of July, 1950, the life-boat Jose Neville was launched for exercise. On her way back to her station, about an hour later, she saw a yacht in difficulties off the north end of Caister...

Coventry businessman Harold Smart's beard has been a double fund raiser for the Institution.

First of all he grew it, under the sponsorship of members of Coventry Rotary Club, during a three-week voyage from Lymington... - View image in PDF

BLAKKNBY, NOBFOLK.—The Eettie Lifeboat was launched at about 10 P.M. on the 25th November, signal rockets having been seen indicating a ship in distress on the West Sand. On reaching the spot the Life-boat found H.M.S. Beaver...

The RNLI has been named charity of the year by the Champagne G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Club, whose members include explorers and adventurers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Ben Fogle and Dee Caffari.

The...