LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Family brought ashore ON THE EVENING OF August bank holiday Monday, August 25, 1986, the week of Hurricane Charlie, the honorary secretary of Weymouth lifeboat received a call from the coastguard to say that a family was marooned on their...

Functional Airflow" Jacket and Overtrousers Royal National Life-Boat Institution in 1471 the RNLI adopted Functional for Offshore Stations The clothing has been well received by our crews who operate in severe conditions for prolonged...

FACING DANGER TOGETHER k The St. Ives lifeboat 'RNLB The Princess Royal' with a Royal Navy rescue helicopter of 771 Squadron by Christopher Southcombe The original painting was commissioned by Mr Leslie Leek of Tregenna Castle...

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With deep regret we record the following deaths: FEBRUARY 1993 Mrs Betty Foster, chairman of Driffield ladies' guild since 1983. She served as secretary for 16 years from 1967 and was awarded a Gold badge in 1991.

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By the time this issue of the Lifeboat reaches you, the Schroders London International Boat Show 2004 will already be in full swing. This year's event, which runs from 8-18 January, is special for several reasons.

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Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in the minutes before the rescues described in this magazine? Here’s the answer

Just imagine – it’s night. The wind is howling outside but you are...

One breezy Autumn evening at dusk, a passenger vessel travelling along the River Thames collided with Tower Pier in central London. Upriver at Chiswick, another incident unfolded

At 7pm on...