LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

19 O*J FIT FOR A 'QUEEN'S' LIFEBOA Tand the R.N.L.I.

R.N.LI. 41ft. Walson lype lifeboat with two Parsons 'Porb&agles' installed.

The PARSONS 'PORBEAGLE' is a 4-cytinder...

The lives of six fishermen are in danger. Their fishing boat is drifting dangerously close to shore. Powerless against the gale-force winds and sea swell, they need help – fast

It’s the end of a blustery October day in...

Books...

• Those who help to launch lifeboats can often be regarded as the forgotten heroes and heroines of a rescue, but at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea they are determined that the women launchers, whose exploits twice brought...

spIRIt Storyteller, boatman and hero Anglesey has seen more than its fair share of difficult rescues. Carol Waterkeyn hears how Margaret O’Leary’s grandfather played a pivotal role This year marks the 80th anniversary of an outstanding...

Play a-ground Children from the Drayton Park Primary School are pictured celebrating the relaunch of the Oakley class William Henry and Mary King - in their playground! Nearly 1.000 people turned up to the school summer fair on 27 June to... - View image in PDF

IT is NOW MORE than four years since the series of official RNLI commemorative covers was started. These colourful philatelic souvenirs of events in the life of the Institution were first issued in 1974 during the 150th anniversary year,...

Sailboard out in force 8 MICHAEL TIGHE, a crew member of Sunderland's 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat, was near the lifeboathouse onthe afternoon of Sunday November 4, 1984, when he was told that a board sailor was in trouble near...

Yeisons Time of rescued from 1948. Launching. shipwreck.

Jan. 2. 3.20 p.m. S.S. Silvia Onorata, of Naples. Walmer life-boat stood by vessel „ 4. 2.50 p.m. / and rescued _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 ,, 4. 7.40 a.m....