LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ON the 17th of January this year—a night of a north-westerly gale and sleet showers—the motor vessel Tapti, of London, ran aground on the Eileen Soa rocks in the Gunna Sound between the islands of Tiree and Coll in the Outer Hebrides. She...

In 2013, we’ll start replacing Mersey class lifeboats with the next generation of all-weather lifeboat – the Shannon class. At £1.5M a piece, why are we doing it?

The Mersey class lifeboat...

CHANGE OF TITLE OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK MOST of our readers are already aware that the title of the above Society has been recently altered to that of the "Royal...

A New Appointment MR. Alasdair Garrett has been appointed to promote the Yachtsmen's Life-boat Supporters' Association in the field and to start what, it is hoped, will be a big and successful drive to recruit new members. For some...

Kart Meyrick was fishing from the end of Porthcawl Pier on 2 February 2002 when a giant wave swept him off the pier and into the sea below. There had been a severe gale blowing for the past 24 hours and enormous waves were completely...

INSIGHT The RnlI’s Vision is to be recognised as the most effective, innovative and dependable lifeboat and lifeguard service.

Here are just a handful of incidents from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the...

THE following is a copy of a Circular issued by the Board of Trade to the different Local Life-boat Committees and others who have charge of life-boats on the coasts:— " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Marine Department,...

On the i afternoon of the 5th January, information reached this place that a large ship, with her foremast gone, was in distress 'in Car- digan Bay, about eight miles to the south- ward of Pencilan. The wind was blowing very strong at...