LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

On the 12th June the brig Ann, of Blyth, parted her cables in a S.E. gale, in Alnmouth Bay, and was driven ashore. The small four-oared self-righting life-boat belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was quickly launched in a heavy...

Twenty-nine rescued A MAYDAY RELAY message from the Danish motor vessel Charlottenburg was heard by St Peter Port Signal Station at 1323 on Sunday December 13, 1981.

Charlottenburg was going to the assistance of Bonita, an...

RNLI's largest bequestThe RNLI has recently received its largest legacy ever.

The bequest is eventually expected to total some £6.5m, and will be a great help to the Institution in providing new lifeboats and...

Three fishermen saved with just minutes to spare A;L long service in a severe gale and heavy, broken seas has earned Achill Island's Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic, Brian Patten, the RNLI's Silver Medal. The remainder of the crew will...

Jan. 1.—Voted the Silver Medal of the Insti- tution, with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, to the EARL of DUMORE, and 51. to three fishermen, in acknowledgment of their gallant services in putting off in an open boat, and proceeding,...

Wreck of the "Ben Torc" Near Aberdeen. - View image in PDF

Don Moore and Bill James from Pontypridd branch (pictured left in RNLI jackets) went on a 'sponsored spirit sprint' to Jamesons whisky distillery in the Irish Republic - raising over £1,000 for the... - View image in PDF

A bridge too far!Bridge! Photo Blackpool Evening Gazette Four thousand walkers crossed the River Wyre in Lancashire via the new Shard Bridge - and managed to raise £4,000 for the RNLI! The idea for the sponsored walk, before the...