LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

'When we're needed—we're needed! And when we're needed, we'll be there!' THESE WORDS of a Swanage coxswain, logged in the station history, are a promise this little Dorset town has been proud to fulfil. Opening the...

Thankfully, lifeboat disasters are rare. Lifeboats are designed to withstand the very worst conditions and on occasions in recent years many crews have had cause to be grateful to the self-righting capability of modern lifeboats. The sea is...

The Lifeboat SMALL ADS Lower Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.

[Enjoying one of tne finest Harbour views in Lower Fishguard. a substantial s/det two storey residence, presently subdivided into 3 self contained flats; but equally...

THE disaster which befell the Kingstown No. 2 Life-boat on the 24th December, 1895, naturally turns people's thoughts to the subject of Life-boat accidents.

Although the proportion of accidents to the launching of the...

BOAT OWNERS were told the truth about salvage claims by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., at the annual meeting of the Institution at Central Hall, Westminster, on 9th April, 1967. He said it...

As the revolving year comes round, the direful effects of storms and shipwrecks are vividly brought tinder our notice by the details of the Wreck Kegister recently issued under the auspices of the Board of Trade. From it we regret to observe...

1,330 lives saved in 1984 Lifeboats launched 3,613 times and saved 1,330 lives in 1984, the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the RNLI, reported at the Institution's Annual Meeting in London on May 21.

Over £20 million...

Governors Shoreline Storm Force Thank you As the New Year begins, the number of RNLI members now stands at a record 197,000. We would like to say thank you to every one of you for supporting the RNLI in 1991 - and look forward to your...