LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—The life- boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunnwent to Brighton on the morning of the 31st of July, 1954, for a special trip for publicity purposes. About 12.15 a speed boat broke down three hundred yards west of...

Lymington branch had another very successful day at Beattlieu Boat Jumble on Sunday April 4, with a total turnover of £1,886. This year, one section of the stall was devoted to 'Bits from Famous Boats', which included a... - View image in PDF

Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 5 March 1996 show that during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 7,312 times (an average of more than 20 launches a day) 1,632 lives were saved (an average of more than 4 a day) Some 3...

On the beach During the night of 18/19 March 1988 a 25ft Jaguar class yacht, on passage from Ramsgate to Gillingham ran aground in strong winds, fog and driving rain at Jury's Gap, Camber.

Rye's C class inflatable...

For the first time ever, the top prize of the RNLI's lottery draw was a two week Mediterranean holiday. The prize, donated by Sunworld Sailing, also included £1,000 spending money.

RNLI Director, Brian Miles drew... - View image in PDF

Band spirit Tynemouth lifeboat band, otherwise known as Lenny Park and the Pagers, have been gigging regularly to raise cash for lifeboat coffers.

To date the band has helped Supporters Ashore of the Lifeboat at Tynemouth... - View image in PDF

The Borough of Poole has granted the RNLI planning permission, allowing us to commence build work on our new All-weather Lifeboat Centre. This decision is a monumental one that will save the RNLI millions of pounds, bringing future...

Are you planning a Spring clean? By recycling your unwanted items you can help the environment and raise money for the RNLI – The Recycling Factory (TRF) has now raised over £600,000 with the help of supporters like...