LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

CABIN CRUISER TOWED TO HARBOUR Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 9.25 on the morning of the 31st May, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the Mid Barrow lightvessel that a cabin cruiser was...

The RNLI's new dock and boat hoist came into use at the Poole depot in early June, enabling lifeboats to be lifted from the water and positioned anywhere in the yard for storage or inspection and work on underwater areas.. - View image in PDF

Below, bottom picture.The fastest lifeboat at the conference was the Dutch rigid inflatable Johannes Frederic class. This 14.4m (47ft) rigid inflatable with an aluminium hull is capable of 36 knots, almost the fastest lifeboat at the... - View image in PDF

JANUARY 1991 George Harrison BEM, mechanic at Lytham St Annes from 1939 to 1978. George, who was perhaps the longest serving mechanic, was awarded a Bronze medal in 1939, the Thanks of the Institution on Vellum in 1962 and the BEM in...

Mr H. G. Trimble, a partner of Lewis and Duvivier, the RNLFs consulting civil engineers. In 1963 Mr Trimble took over responsibility for all of the RNLI's business. He retired in 1985 but remained involved in the work for the Institution...

The recent fish quay festival at North Shields was graced by the presence of old King Neptune! Dressed in his self-created green, seaweedy raiment, Bill Lodge collected £208 for the RNLI. (Photo courtesy The Gazette). - View image in PDF

Mrs Majorie Hearmon, donor of the Mumbles D class lifeboat..

ROCK -'... The building is tucked into the sand dunes behind the beach to minimise its impact on this sensitive landscape. Although its prime purpose is functional, it has successfully provided a focus for the local maritime... - View image in PDF