LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

PETERHEAD.—On the 28th March considerable anxiety was felt as to the safety of several fishing boats which had not returned, a whole gale having sprung up from E.N.E. accompanied by a tremendous sea. At 11 A.M. the Life-boat George Pickard...

October hurricane BRONZE MEDAL AT 0559 ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987 during the height of the infamous hurricane which hit Southern England that day, Thames Coastguard MRSC reported to Coxswain/Mechanic Robin Castle, of Sheerness that red...

BILLY BURDEN, who lives near Poole and who is well known for his amusing 'yokel' stage character, came to RNLI HQ on January 31 to draw the Institution's twenty-fourth national lottery.

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Shoreline member Mr Alan Kahn of Essex thought of calling his all-new Renault 5 Francis because "it's as trim as Clare yet as sturdy as Drake" and won himself the five door version (kindly donated by Renault UK Ltd) as a result... - View image in PDF

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'1974 —A YEAR OF TRIUMPH' — His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, President RNLITHE WORD WHICH SEEMS to have been most readily used by people describing the RNLI's annual general meeting in 1975 was 'moving'. On page 30 we...

Fast on West Barrow A RED FLARE was sighted in the vicinity of South West Swin Buoy by MV Hounslow at 0110 on Saturday, August 16, 1975.

Two minutes later a second flare was seen and reported to Warden Point Coastguard via...

When a catamaran began pouring out smoke and flames, the lives of two sailors and their parrot were at stake.

It was clear, with a light south-westerly breeze and low tide when Powerboat Instructor Jono Garton (28) looked...