LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Remarkable advances in technology mean that sailors are no longer isolated from the rest of the world while at sea

Throughout history sailors would have to go many months without news from home...

FEBRUARY 28TH. - CROMER, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. A British aeroplane coming towards land was heard to strike the water. Aeroplanes and launches, as well as the life-boats, made a long search but all that was found was one body, by a launch,...

ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Jan6, Mar 18,Apr 5,15 D-470:Jan 6,18,31 D-536:Mar10,18,Apr 2,5,17 ABERDOVEY B-758:Mar 25,Apr 2,23 ABERSOCH B-790:Jan 23 ABERYSTWYTH B-704:Jan 23,Feb 2, Mar 9,10,26, Apr 2,3,14,16,21,24(x2) ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28)...

THURSDAY, 6th January, 1870: THOMAS CHAP- MAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com-...

Lifeboat development • I was interested to read Captain Williamson Jones' letter in THE LIFEBOAT for July (page 8). I would like to make the following points: 1—My article was a reprint from the Yachting World where it was headed...

South Eastern Division Capsized yacht WHILE CROSS CHANNEL FERRY Viking Venturer was entering the Needles Channel on Monday evening July 3 she reported at 2002 the sighting of a capsized and semi-sunken yacht five cables south of Bridge Buoy....

Rallying round Neil Parullo and Nairn Brown entered a 72-hour classic car rally from Land's End to John O'Groats and raised a total of £5,100 for Strathmore branch - making them the clear winners of the shield awarded to the car...

Trial designs for safety signs on beaches and slipways. - View image in PDF