LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Shoreham Harbour's D class inflatable lifeboat on exercise. Inflatable lifeboats have been stationed at Shoreham for the summer season, from April to October, since 1967. In that time they have launched 450 times anil rescued 233 people.... - View image in PDF

Royal visit: The Duchess of Kent paid a visit to Wells lifeboat station on October 4 and was shown over the station's two lifeboats by Coxswain David Cox BEM (1) who holds both silver and bronze bravery medals and who has been coxswain... - View image in PDF

Decca was the first radar set aboard a lifeboat in this country.

That same Decca set is still serving on the same lifeboat; still guiding men through hard seas to safe harbours.

When the call is for solid...

Mr Robin Knox- Johnson, the Atlantic sailor, who is a member of the Committee of Management of the RNLI, declared at the annual meeting: 7 think we should remember their families who stay behind while they go out and risk their lives'.... - View image in PDF

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle power made of strong plastic, and unconditionally guaranteed for...

St. Mary's, Scilly Islands - At 3.30 a.m. on 23rd January, 1969, it was learnt that the French trawler Kruguen had broken down eight miles west south west of the Bishop Rock lighthouse. The life-boat Guy and Clare Hunter was launched at...

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - At 8.11 p.m. on 9th May, 1967, it was learned that the fishing vessel Star of Freedom had engine trouble and was drifting seven miles south by east of Portpatrick. The life-boat Henry Blogg, on temporary duty at...

Journey's end: A team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four, all from 414 Tank Transporter Unit of the Royal Corps of Transport stationed near Salisbury, completed a marathon run along the Welsh coast from Cardiff to Flint in... - View image in PDF