LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Model effort Gordon Davies, of Waunwen, Swansea, a distant relation of William Gammon, coxswain of The Mumbles lifeboat Edward Prince of Wales, lost on service 40 years ago, has recently completed a labour of love in his memory, a 12th scale...

Phil Coulter and Ralph Me Tell share a joke with Paddy Gallagher, honorary secretary of Valentia lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF

Lifeboatmen pick a winner The 81st RNLI lifeboat lottery was drawn by lifeboat crew members on 30 April at the RNLI depot in Poole. The draw raised over €197,000 and first name out of the drum was Mr C Chestnutt from Worcestershire, who won...

N E W S P O I NT Charting our course for the future Vision and Values for the RNLI can almost hear your groans as I mention two business buzzwords currently in fashion. Notwithstanding this healthy cynicism - I need your...

New Year Honours Among the awards in the New Year Honours list were: BEM David W. Evans, coxswain of New Quay (Dyfed) lifeboat. Coxswain Evans joined the lifeboat crew in 1958, was bowman from 1962 to 1964, second coxswain until 1965 when he...

One of Littleover and Michelover branch's most dedicated, and certainly quietest, fund raisers retired from active service recently.

George (r) is no dummy when it comes to collecting money, having raised over £40... - View image in PDF

A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...

Dear Editor Further to your recent rescue account from Appledore, I thought your readers might be interested in the attached.

We acquired Boarding Boat 132 in 1994 after nearly 30 years' service at Appledore lifeboat...