LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

RNLI open days give supporters the chance to get up close and personal with state-ofthe- art lifeboats and the volunteers who crew them.

The charity’s Headquarters and Lifeboat College in Poole open their doors to the...

MORTAR for MAROONS.

This Signal Maroon has been adopted by the Institution in place of the Rocket Distress Signal because:

1. As there is no metal in its construction the danger of an accident through...

IT has for a long period been the opinion of many naval officers, that every man-of war should be provided with an efficient life-boat; and we have from time to time advocated the same in this Journal. We are glad to know that there is now a...

The RNLI is setting up a new fundraising network in Glasgow and we need your support. This is your chance to help Scotland’s 46 RNLI lifeboat stations, 7 lifeguard patrols, the Flood Rescue Team and vital community safety work – all without...

JUNE 3RD. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 11.20 A.M. i t was reported by telephone that a small fishing boat was in distress to the south of Berwick pier, and the motor life-boat Elizabeth Newton, on temporary duty at the station,...

We’re very sorry, but at the time of going to print, we were having technical difficulties with gathering the list of launches. This means we are unable to print the list in the usual way this time. We’re very sorry for any inconvenience.<...

THE Institution is very anxious to form or develop Branches in the following places in the Welsh District and would be very grateful to any readers of The Lifeboat who could help it to do this, either personally or by putting it in touch...

On 3rd November, 1968, the Dutch warship Rotterdam towed the yacht Storm, which was carrying a man, his wife and child, to within a few miles of Shoreham and then requested the assistance of the local life-boat. Considerable difficulties...