LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

AT no recent period have the disastrous effects of storms been more severely than during the hurricane of the 2nd and 3rd December last.

Its results were felt, more or less, in all parts of the country. About 11 A.M. on...

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September Meeting.

Torbay, Devon.—At about 6 P.M. on the 12th June, 1939, a sailing dinghy capsized in Fishcombe Bay. The weather was fine with a N.W. breeze and an almost smooth sea. The crew of three were seen clinging to...

THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution, which depends entirely on voluntary contributions, was founded in 1824 and has now saved over 98,500 lives in peace and war. Sir William Hillary, the founder, built the lifeboat service on sound...

The South African 5m inshore lifeboat attracted considerable attention at the conference. This cost-effective rigid inflatable has a free-flooding ballast tank forward to keep the bow down in conditions like this.. - View image in PDF

WITH THE DEATH of Lord Saltoun, the RNLI has lost one of its most devoted supporters. His main interest was not so much in technical matters such as boats and methods of communication, but in the people who worked for the Institution, its...

If it stays in your wallet, it can't help our volunteer crews.

Running a lifeboat service 365 days of the and training its over 4,000 crew members is expensive exercise.

But this is where you and your...

Are you a knitter? Woollen gifts have always helped raise funds and made great bespoke presents for loved ones. We asked one of our volunteers for a popular pattern that won’t tax the needles too much, but will still go down...