LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle power and is entirely waterproof, made of strong plastic and...

Our man in Towcester Despite suffering a stroke some 10 years ago, wheelchair bound Colin Baldry remains as the RNLI's 'man in Towcester'. Colin, pictured here with Mrs Dora Gamble on Towcester flag day last year, does not get... - View image in PDF

Coxswain Blogg has now won, since the outbreak of war, the Institution's gold medal for the third time and its silver medal for the third and fourth times. He has also been awarded, by the King, for the rescue of those 88 lives on the...

During the storms of the past ye «r the NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION contributed to the saving of 1121 live: from various shipwrecks—Hatty Paper.

O ALL ye who sit in comfort By the brightly-blazing fire, Do you ever...

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The...

The ketch Swan, of Grimsby, and the barge Harwich, of Harwich, the former carrying a crew of four hands and the latter three hands, stranded about three miles S.S.W.

of Gibraltar Point during a moderate northerly gale and...

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1971 Less: Proceeds from sale of boathouse BALANCE MET FROM (1970 TRANSFERRED TO) RESERVE FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (Notes 1 and 6) 1971 INCOME Subscriplions, Donations, etc.<...

THE Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mr. Harold Watkinson, has awarded the shield for the best wreck service in 1957 to the Sandown arid Ventnor life-saving apparatus companies of H.M. Coastguard for the rescue of the crew of the...