LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Birdwatchers on Filey Brigg saw a 2m dinghy capsize in poor weather on 9 September, throwing its two occupants into the water.

Filey’s D class Rotary District 1120 sped to the scene and found one man just about to...

by Dave Trotter The launch of Padstow's Oakley class lifeboat featured in many RNLI publications and posters, but this is the scene brought up to date as 47-002, relief Tyne class Sam and Joan Woods, is launched during the summer of J988... - View image in PDF

Many of the launches of life-boats have been to the help of airmen.

When the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston life-boat had been out to the rescue of a Hurricane fighter which had come down in the sea, the pilot's squadron...

COVER PICTURE Dunbar inshore lifeboat returns to harbour after giving display on lifeboat day, July 20. She is a 16' D class inflatable lifeboat built by RFD. Inner tubes fitted within the buoyancy tubes markedly improve air-holding over... - View image in PDF

Gardner engines have to be good Lives depend on them.

That is why men of the R.N.L.I, deserve the very best in equipment— like the Oakley-designed self-righting lifeboat "The Earl and Countess Howe", powered by...

(Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions.) WORK.

The Institution is constantly occupied in building, equipping and maintaining Life-boats, transporting carriages, boathouses and slipways, wherever required on the Coasts...

on 10th Nov., saved 5 men from the brig Flying Fish, of Whitby;.

on 30th Dec., saved 7 men from the brig Gloucester, of South Shields..