LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A life-boat scene on the Goodwin Sands in the middle of the 19th century.. - View image in PDF

At daylight on the morning of the 13th January, a brig was observed on the Holm Sand. A yawl put off and reached the vessel, but the crew refusing to leave, she returned to the shore.

The wind, which had been blowing...

The 20 Branches with the Highest Collection.

WE publish below a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the Branch financial year ending 30th September,...

The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...

The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...

The Mayor and Mayoress of Greenwich, Lady Kinahan, Vice-Admiral Sir Harold Kinahan, Mr. L. C. H. Cave, a member of the Institution's Committee of Management, and Mr. Frank Carr, director of the Museum (See page 109). - View image in PDF

Darren Grainger, 11, is a seasoned fund-raiser. He has run all types of events, including jumble sales, to help charities. His latest effort; a teddy bear's picnic, was for The Mumbles lifeboat appeal. It was held at Treboeth Public Hall... - View image in PDF

The annual summer appeal by the fishwives of Cullcrcoats collected £449 last year. That is £171 more than their collection in 1941, which was a record.

In 21 years they have collected over £3,400. One...