LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THIS is the story of the Blackpool Life- boat Band, which is very proud of being the only Life-boat Band in the world.

Blackpool was a very different place forty-two years ago from the popular seaside resort of to-day, and...

Two brothers, Christopher and John Cook, who formed the crew of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, inshore rescue boat, and a 64 year old retired doctor, Dr.

Harrison Broadbent, have received letters of appreciation signed by the...

JOHNSHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The wind and sea having increased while some fishing-boats belonging to Gourdon were at sea on the 31st Jan., 1895, it was dangerous for them to attempt to return to their harbour. They were therefore warned off,...

WITHIN the last few weeks we have received from the Board of Trade their annual Blue Book, furnishing in a tho- roughly comprehensive and intelligible form very full and detailed statistics of the shipping casualties "on or near"...

SEA Check scheme goes coast-wide Why wait until you get into trouble before finding out how well equipped your boat is? That's the reasoning behind the RNLI's SEA Check scheme, which aims to give every boat owner the chance to have a...

Yankie Doodle Dandy Children attending Lakenheath American Elementary school at RAF Lakenheath ran laps for four days in support of the RNLI.

Nearly 1,300children took part in theevent and raised £4,353 in sponsorship...

GET WEATHER INFORMATION FIRST HAND! Haven't you always wanted a weatherstation? The Weather Vi/ard III combines all the most requested features into one incredible package! .FEATURES INCLUDE - 1 Inside & Outside Temps • Wind Chill *...

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 6 A.M. on the 8th April the Coastguard reported that a three-masted steamer was ashore on the north side of Rattray Head. The No. 1 Life-boat George Pickard was launched without delay and proceeded, under sails,...