LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Far right: Largs houses one of the RNLI's busiest inshore lifeboats.. - View image in PDF

Jeff Leyton, star of Les Miserables, sang for the lifeboats at Ulster Hall concert, Belfast, on 25 October. The musical evening was hosted by local band, Festival Brass, and saw Jeff performing hits from some well known and loved musicals.... - View image in PDF

A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...

Strong offshore wind results in four calls in an hour Hayling Island's Atlantic 21 Aldershot had a very busy hour or so on 8 May when she was afloat on exercise and then dealt with several casualties in quick succssion.

Phil Coulter, composer of Eurovision winners and 'Home from the Sea'.. - View image in PDF

NOVEMBER 1 8 - 2 0TH. - BALTIMORE, COURTMACSHERRY, AND BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK. About 10.30 A.M. a wireless message, which had been picked up at Cork, was received at Baltimore that the steamer Nestlea, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, had been attacked...

FEBRUARY 10TH. - STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES.

Rockets had been reported north of Pabby Island, but when the life-boat was nearing the position given, she intercepted signals saying that an aeroplane crash was suspected and that...

Flood rescue has unique risks and challenges but, with specialist skills and determination, achievement against the odds is possible as our volunteers found in Umberleigh and St Asaph...