LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Selling gifts and souvenirs is an excellent way of raising both funds and the profile of the lifeboat service. RNLI (Sales) provides a range of products for the wide variety of shops and events run by volunteers. In 2001 its turnover was...

Scotland South Division Breeches buoy rescue TWO PEOPLE IN DANGER, stranded on a rock at the mouth of the River Dee, were reported to the deputy launching authority of Kirkcudbright lifeboat station by Ardrossan Coastguard at 1321 on Sunday,...

Having given almost two-thirds of a century to the RNLI between them, three Scottish volunteers are retiring this year. After clocking up 14 years (and 6,625 nautical miles), Peter ‘Ped’ McKinnon is retiring from his role as full-time...

Western Division MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary...

While the prospect of warmer Summers may seem appealing, the reality of global warming may be more severe flooding

In March this year, 70 members of the RNLI Flood Rescue Team helped test...

1951 s. d.

185,434 4 6 399 7 10 39,000 9 11 9,599 10 7 97 9 4 30,205 8 3 13.142 13 - 1,080 1 7 2,682 19 5 281348 4 5 016 18 6 010 11 11 2.024 7 6 1,321 17 3 92 17 2 4,006 12 4...

John Batchelor (above), a member of Mudeford lifeboat crew runs the fresh fish stall on the quayside and has produced a fish cookbook to raise funds for the station. Mr Batchelor retires from active lifeboat duty in four years time and it is... - View image in PDF

AFTER the reading of the Annual REPORT and Balance Sheet the following Resolutions were carried unanimously :— Moved by Ca.pt. A. ELLICE, R.N., Comptroller-General of the Coast-Guard, and seconded by Colonel BLANSHARD, C.B., Commandant of...