LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Captain Gerald Rodger Cousins, D.S.C., R.N. (Ret.), died on 3Oth May, 1965, aged 71. He entered the Navy in 1911 and served in destroyers in the First World War, at Gallipoli and later with the Grand Fleet. In March 1931 he was appointed...

A NEW type of collecting box has been designed by Group-Captain John Potter of Crowborough. It takes coins of all sizes, and every time a coin is dropped into the box a model life- boat is launched. A number of these boxes were displayed at...

coAstAL LiFe Red sky in the morning In the 1979 Fastnet race, 15 lives were lost when yachts were caught in hurricane force winds and what the weathermen called ‘phenomenal’ seas. Bethany Hope investigates how 21st century weather...

Members of the Episkopi Sub-Aqua Club in Cyprus held a sponsored dive from Aphrodite's Rock, near Paphos to Tunnel Beach, Episkopi, a distance of 15 nautical miles, and raised just over £ 1,000 for lifeboat funds.. - View image in PDF

Not under command A MESSAGE came to Yarmouth Coastguard from Norfolk Police at 1700 on Wednesday August 12, 1981, to say that a speedboat was spinning round and round out of control off South Beach, Heacham, and a child had been hit; an...

Good nutrition is the foundation of a long and healthy lifespan.

From the day we are born,good nutrition is vital in maintaining good health. It's one of the most important ways that each of us can help ourselves to a...

VoIces Awe and wonder Garden designer Chris Beardshaw is passionate about the earth, the sea – and the RnLi, as Liz Cook fi nds out ‘What is your idea of Paradise?’ that is Chris’s question to everyone for whom he designs a garden. there is...

A 13-year-old’s quick thinking and love for his Dad keep them both alive when a February kayaking trip goes wrong

After a good breakfast, Paul Rowlands kissed his wife Julie goodbye and set off on an adventure with his son...