LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
From the Director
Lt Cdr Brian Miles looks at the RNLI's plans for the future and at a busy and memorable 1993In any generation, improvements in the lifeboat service can always be achieved, and the recognition that tomorrow we should aim to be better than...
Category: Articles
Page & Moy
Page & Moy more choice, better value Page & Moy has nearly 40 years experience in travel and has built its reputation by delivering consistent standards of quality, as well as imaginatively selected locations and carefully planned...
Category: Advertisement
The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt t'l are — ; ft- .-,:r X. 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., 1...
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Lifeboat Lottery
The autumn 2005 draw was the most successful ever. Thank you! The income for the RNLI was a record-breaking £600,000-plus in just one draw. Thank you to all our readers who participated for helping to make this...
Category: Articles
Your shout
Following your feature on lifejacket development (Spring 2012), here's what happened to me in 1971 or so. I was in the Blessington Sailing Club in Co Wicklow. Despite the Finn class boats experiencing such conditions that their event was...
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Services of the Lifeboats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution From 1st January to 16th April, 1874
FROM IST JANUARY TO 16-rn APKIL, 1874.
John and Jenefer, fchooner, of Fowey 5 Mary, smack, of Grtmsby 6 Jessie, schooner, of Blylh 6 /Via, barqne, of Blyth— Saved vessel and crew 11 EXKX. brig, of...
Category: Services
Pictures for Pagers
Pictures for pagers Minehead lifeboat crew held an exhibition in aid of their pager fund, with the help of North Devon artist Ian Hudson.
Ian donated one of his original paintings as a prize in the draw and also donated 10%... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Honours for lifesavers
Congratulations to the RNLI volunteers and staff who were recognised in this year’s New Year
Honours, for their contribution to saving lives at sea. MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire):
Richard Spindler a...
Category: Articles
Coxswain Swan's Broadcast Appeal. A Response of Over £750
A Response of over £750.
ON Sunday, 2nd March, through the kindness of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Institution was allowed to make a three-minute appeal as " the week's good cause." This...
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May Lily
JULY 27TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.
The fishing boat May Lily was overdue No news about her could be obtained and at three in the afternoon a request was made for aeroplanes to search.
They returned...