LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Splashing Success
James Nesbitt, star of television's Cold Feet, lent his support to the exciting and wild RNLI event, Splash and Dash, which took place on 22 June at Shaws Bridge Sports Association in Belfast.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Naming Ceremony With a Difference
Barrow lifeboat Crew Member Dave Kell, a roofer, and his wife Samantha were delighted to christen their baby son, Jake, born 20 March 2002 at a private ceremony on the deck of the James Bibbyal Barrow lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Happy Band of Crew Members, Guests and Supporters of All Kinds
A happy band of crew members, guests and supporters of all kinds celebrate the opening of the new boathouse at West Kirby. The building replaces one severely damaged by storms in 1990, following which the station had operated from a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Grace Darling
October 2oth was the centenary of Grace Darling's death, and a memorial service was held in the church at Bamburgh. Among the wreaths laid on the grave was one from the Institution. The B.B.C. made a record of the service to be broadcast...
Category: Articles
Loud Hailers & Wireless
Other plans for the immediate future are improved caterpillar tractors and carriages for launching, loud-hailers in a hundred life-boats of the larger types, and watertight wireless sets, so that all life-boats, and not only those, as at...
Category: Articles
LOVIN’ SUMMER
We had so much fun at fundraising events around the UK and RoI over the Summer, we had to share some of the photos with you!
Thank you so much to everyone who took part or donated. To find out what’s coming up over the...
Category: Articles
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London, on 21 May 2015. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governor members of the RNLI, and more details about both events will feature in the next edition of...
Category: Articles
Coming to our AGM and annual awards?
The RNLI AGM and annual presentation of awards will take place at The Barbican, London on 22 May 2014. Details of the AGM will be mailed to Governors of the RNLI, and more details of the AGM and the afternoon awards will feature in the next...
Category: Articles
Annette Cathelina
On the night of the 5th January the sloop Annette Caihelina ran ashore off Palling Gap. The life-boat at once proceeded to her, and took off her crew of 3 men, landing them safely.
The S.S.. Hilda
AUG. 2 9TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE. At 3.10 A.M . the coastguard reported a vessel ashore on May Island. The weather was very thick, with a light easterly breeze and a smooth sea. The motor life.
boat Nellie and Charlie...