LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Many gifts have shown the generous interests of British people overseas in the life-boat service at home. The Government School at Broken Hill, Rhodesia, which has about a hundred scholars, has sent £50. The Kenya War Welfare Fund has...

.—About noon on 16th March a message was received that strange noises could be heard, presumably from a submarine, about three miles south of the Moye Point. As the noises had been heard intermittently since the previous after- noon it was...

A YACHT MISSING Sunderland, Co. Durham.—The local motor yawl Vigilant, with a crew of four, had gone out from Sunderland on January 1st, 1947, and on the 4th, as nothing had been heard of her, anxiety was felt for her safety and the motor...

AUGUST 11TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO. LOUTH. At 12.20 in the afternoon the Clogher coastwatching station reported, through the Civic Guard, that the sailing boat Lalzi, of Port Oriel, was in difficulty to the S.E. of Port Oriel. On board her were...

It is a relief to be writing my annual message for The Lifeboat as a welcome alternative to sending letters to the editors of the Sunday Telegraph and Private Eye! Many of you will have read the articles in those publications and will share...

The equipment in everyday use aboard a lifeboat has developed to the point where it has evolved its own jargon, almost as arcane as the language of the sea itself. In this, the first of an occasional series on the technicalities of lifeboats...

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....

Why are more and more swimmers shunning heated, chlorinated indoor swimming pools in favour of rivers, lakes and the sea?

Outdoor swimming has enjoyed a resurgence recently, whether people are bathing in backwaters, bays,...