LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Inspector of Machinery (Electrical], Royal National Life-boat Institution.

ViTH the exception of seven short- range boats, all the Institution's life-boats, both in the active and in the active reserve fleet, are...

A XEW book of instruction on first aid, First Aid for Life-boat Crews, which has been prepared by Dr. Geoffrey Hale, a member of the Committee of Management, has been issued to all life-boat stations. The purpose of the book is to explain...

IT is fifty years this year since George Lennox Watson, the yacht designer, of Glasgow, was appointed consulting naval architect to the Institution.

Looking back over these fifty years, one can say that Mr. Watson's...

Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Moelfre lifeboat station was informed by Holyhead Coastguard at 0845 on Sunday September 21, 1980, that the yacht July Morn had reported that she was in difficulties, her rudder broken, 100 yards off...

THE NEW LIFEBOAT produced through the efforts of thousands of Scouts in 'Operation Lifeboat' is to be stationed at Hartlepool. The allocation of the boat to this station happened by chance to coincide with a decision of the Committee...

Danish coaster capsized RAME HEAD Coastguard reported to Plymouth deputy launching authority at 1403 on January 16 that the Danish coaster Merc Enterprise was in serious difficulties 23 miles south of Plymouth breakwater, and that her crew...

The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity, gratuity or...

Boat Show 1995 Once again the RNLI will be at the London Boat Show at Earls Court from 4-15 January inclusive. The show always proves a successful way of recruiting new members and, of course, current members are very welcome to come along...