LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Jaguar Class Yacht (1)
On the beach During the night of 18/19 March 1988 a 25ft Jaguar class yacht, on passage from Ramsgate to Gillingham ran aground in strong winds, fog and driving rain at Jury's Gap, Camber.
Rye's C class inflatable...
St.Paul
St Paul is the oldest lifeboat in the collection, being built in 1897 and serving as a lifeboat until 1934. The wide beam is typical of the Norfolk and Suffolk type of lifeboat of the era.
A service by StPaul to a Rye... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
John Saunderson Named at Llandudno
After torrential rains, the clouds receded to let the sun break through, and D class lifeboat, John Sunderson was officially dedicated on the lifeboat slipway at Llandudno on 20 October 1996.
The lifeboat was donated by Dr... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Holiday Draw
For the first time ever, the top prize of the RNLI's lottery draw was a two week Mediterranean holiday. The prize, donated by Sunworld Sailing, also included £1,000 spending money.
RNLI Director, Brian Miles drew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
On Their Bikes
Port Isaac crew members Richard Hambly and Greg Hingley raised £528 by cycling over 250 miles round Cornwall, visiting every Cornish lifeboat station.
The seven-day trek started at Bude and Richard and Greg were... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Venus
FEBRUARY 9TH. - HASTINGS; SUSSEX.
At 7.47 A.M. a message was received from the Fairlight coastguard that a vessel was ashore half a mile off Winchelsea. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, and the sea was smooth. At 8.5...
Elsie
JUNE 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 7.13 P.M. a message was received from the Berry Head coastguard that a small boat, with two people on board, appeared to be in distress 2 miles S.W. by S. of the Torquay coastguard look-out hut. A W.N.W. breeze...
Four Fishing Boats
SEPTEMBER 20TH. - YOUGHAL, CO.
CORK. At 8.55 in the morning a message came that four fishing boats in the harbour were in danger of being swamped. A northnorth- east gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor...
Little Ships
This year saw the 70th anniversary of the mass evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk during the Second World War. On 30 May 1940, the RNLI received a call from the UK Ministry of Shipping, asking for as many lifeboats as possible to be...
Category: Articles
Days of generosity
Fundraisers in Liverpool, London and across Ireland are celebrating after raising lifesaving funds during two special events.
Mayday is Ireland's big RNLI fundraising event, held at the beginning of May. 2014 was the...
Category: Articles