LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 5.25 on the 23rd of May, 1959, the coast- guard told the motor mechanic that the police at Brighton had reported a dinghy in difficulties one mile east of the King Alfred swimming baths at Hove. One minute...

Catch them young! Two-and-a-half year old John Wingfield is the youngest fund raising helper of Brighton branch. He could not resist dressing up as a lifeboat in a competition at the local infants school in Patcham.. - View image in PDF

Mr Martin Harris, a well known artist whose works sell in London galleries for upwards of £1,000, is pictured with the painting that he generously donated to Sheerness lifeboat station at their last dance. The painting raised £575... - View image in PDF

Bembridge lifeboat, Jack Shayler and the Lees, at full speed. She is a 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat, built in 1969. She has a steel hull and is launched down a slipway from her boathouse. The photograph was taken by David... - View image in PDF

Left: the Barham model, which is available to branches and guilds around the country for their own fund raising events. For information, please contact Jane Hawkins at 19 Stanley Avenue, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 7QU, tel 0493... - View image in PDF

Pictured is Peel's Lifeboat Princess for 1999, Zara Sweeney, and her attendants (left to right) Toni Biggane, Rachel Warburton and Natasha Le Moignan. The girls recieved second prize at the Peel carnival in August when their float was... - View image in PDF

Bantham beauty The latest addition to the RNLI's fleet of lifeguard rescue boats was named CSMA/Frizzell 2005 in August 2005, providing lifesaving cover at Bantham, one of South Hams' most popular beaches. This is the second rescue... - View image in PDF

Below: London's police relied on Thames Specials, volunteers with a good knowledge of boat handling. Three steam launches were stationed at the pier, the one pictured here was named Chowkidar after an Indian night watchman.. - View image in PDF