LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

30 January: Teignmouth lifeboat rescued five fishermen from a capsized trawler near the mouth of the River Teign. Volunteer Press Officer Tony Watson says: ‘This just shows that accidents can happen, even to...

Duckham's visit: for many years now Alexander Duckham & Co Ltd (Duckhams Oils) has helped the RNLI in a variety of ways. It was appropriate, therefore, that during a visit to RNLI headquarters in Poole, in July, the company's... - View image in PDF

THE following correspondence has taken place between the Home Office and the Na-tional Life-boat Institution on the subject of the number of Lives Saved by its Life- boats during the year 1880, and also the number saved through its...

Lake Louise and Sulphur Mountain We take a cable car up Sulphur Mountain for breathtaking mountain views and travel to the beautiful Lake Louise for lunch. You have a free day to explore Banff or if you are feeling adventurous, enjoy a float...

ESCORT FOR FISHING VESSEL WITH ENGINE BREAKDOWN Rhyl, Flintshire. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 7th February, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel appeared in difficulties about a quarter of a mile off...

Diana White, a Rother lifeboat stationed at Sennen Cove. With your help a lifeboat of this class could be named Shoreline.. - View image in PDF

Lifeboatmen brought to book.

I am currently researching a book on men whose lives have been closely connected with the coasts of the British Isles. This work will be in a similar vein to my recently published Tales of the...

Local boat How does one 'sell' the lifeboat service? Our branch committee at Barrow-in-Furness believes that where you have a comparatively isolated community and a lifeboat station as well, you 'localise' the boat. There...