LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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FISH SUPPER AND QUIZ
North Kessock Village Hall,...

THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION has received, through the Belgian Ambassador, the Civic Cross of the 1st Class, which the King of the Belgians has conferred on it " In recognition of valuable services rendered by the Insti-...

British Petroleum and Bristow Helicopters are combining to provide an airborne search and rescue service based on BP Forties Field but available to other oil companies with North Sea operations and indeed to any ship in distress within 100... - View image in PDF

Cut off by tide CRIES FOR HELP heard at Stone Bay, 4'/2 miles west of Margate lifeboat station, were reported to HM Coastguard by telephone at 1843 on Tuesday October 10, 1978. Margate D class ILB launched six minutes later and set off...

Tynemouth's Arun class lifeboat George and Olive Turner was called to the aid of the fishing vessel Kalisto which caught fire on 15 September 1990.

The two crew had jumped overboard and been airlifted ashore, but... - View image in PDF

Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 2 November show that so far during 1990: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 3,594 times (an average of more than 9 launches a day) More than 1,190 lives were saved (an average of nearly 3...

As his contribution to the Lowestoft lifeboat appeal, Howard Whyntie (left), secretary of the local Shoreline club, commissioned commemorative mugs in a limited edition. The mugs were made by Ernie Childs of Great Yarmouth Potteries and... - View image in PDF

TORBAY, Tuesday June 16, 1987: Brixham Coastguard alerted the honorary secretary of Torbay lifeboat station at 1515 that a small speedboat had run aground off Thatcher Rock and that one of its four occupants had injured her ankle jumping...