LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Fair weather or foul During Hoylake lifeboat station's open day last August it was a case of 'What shall we look at first?' And with so much to see and do it must have been a hard choice for many of the 10,000 people who went...

Last year the fishwives of Cullercoats collected over £528, a record sum.

One fishwife, Mrs. Mattison, herself collected £214. In 22 years they have collected over £3,900..

The RNLI/Kodak Photography Competition prompted an overwhelming response. After much deliberation the judges chose this outstanding photograph by Hilary Watkins, a senior NHS Manager, as the overall winner.

Hilary's...

RHYL.—A steamer was observed flying signals of distress about three miles N.N.E. of Rhyl pier, in a strong W.N.W.

breeze and a heavy sea at 5 P.M. on the 5th February. The Life-boat Jane Martin put off to her assistance...

(Above) The righting displays are always popular - Three burly crew members are enough to persuade a D class to come the right way up.. - View image in PDF

Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present

120 years at Walmer

Walmer Lifeboat Station is celebrating the dedication of three volunteers who, between them, have over 120 years
of service....

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 155 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to 30th June, 1954 ....

78,727 Notes of the Quarter LIFE-BOATS AND...

Cromarty.—At 11.34 on the night of the 14th of May, 1951, the coastguard reported that the sailing cutter Mar- garet, with thirteen boys and one officer from the Moray Firth Sea School on board, was overdue. She had last been seen between...