LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Shetland Islands
WHETHER the Shetland Islands were the Ultima Thule of the Romans or whether that term was really applied to Iceland, as many believe, is immaterial to most people living in the " adjacent islands" of Great Britain and Ireland; it...
Category: Articles
The East Goodwin Lightvessel
On the evening of 12th November, 1961, the East Goodwin lightvessel broke adrift. The Walmer, Dover and Ramsgate life-boats were all called out.
A full account of their services appears on page 200..
The John F. Kennedy
The new 44-foot steel life-boat John F. Kennedy which is to be based at Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, on trials off Lowestoft, Suffolk, where she was built by Brooke Marine Ltd. Five other 44-foot life-boats for the R.N.L.I, will be... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Man the Life-Boat
WHAT task on earth can man perform More noble or more brave, Than risk his days, and all he hath, Another's life to save ? Yet thanks to Him who rules above, Such men are to be found, 'Mong whom the sturdy Life-boat crews That watch...
Category: Poetry
The Life-Boat House
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...
Category: Articles
The Service In 1942.
In 1942 life-boats rescued 596 lives and helped to save 43 boats and vessels from destruction. Life-boatmen won three gold medals of the Institution, six silver and 29 bronze, and four British Empire Medals..
Category: Articles
Sustainability: the long view
If you find it tricky to keep your landfill waste, carbon footprint and electricity bills to a minimum, spare a thought for the RNLI – we’ve got people and buildings all around the UK and Republic of Ireland. But we have a duty...
Category: Articles
The Liner Calypso (1)
Cruise liner in crisis Six lifeboats launched on 6 May 2006 to the help of The Calypso (pictured). The 135m liner and 708 passengers were 15 miles south of Beachy Head, East Sussex, when fire broke out. Tyne classes MaxAitken III from...
The Liner Calypso (2)
Cruise liner in crisis Six lifeboats launched on 6 May 2006 to the help of The Calypso (pictured). The 135m liner and 708 passengers were 15 miles south of Beachy Head, East Sussex, when fire broke out. Tyne classes MaxAitken III from...
Trapped in the Thames
When a man’s oldest friend fell into the River Thames moments after his beloved dog ran away, could anyone rescue his two best pals?
It was a bitterly cold evening on 15 January when...
Category: Articles