LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Welcome
Not a dry eye in the boathouse
Lifeboats mean a lot to our volunteers. In this issue we join the emotional Wicklow crew, saying farewell to the last Tyne class lifeboat in the fleet (page 18). It’s time for the much-loved...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
Eastern Division Three rescued THE WARDEN of Burnham Overy Yacht Club, Peter Beck, was told at 1100 on Thursday April 17, 1980, that someone was shouting for help in Overy Staithe Harbour. Mr Beck, who is also an auxiliary coastguard,...
Category: Services
Feature the Caister Life-Boat Disaster
Thankfully, lifeboat disasters are rare. Lifeboats are designed to withstand the very worst conditions and on occasions in recent years many crews have had cause to be grateful to the self-righting capability of modern lifeboats. The sea is...
Category: Articles
Monty's Marine life
Diver, journalist and DIY convert Monty Halls tells Rory Stamp why he chose the simple life – and why he will always be grateful to the RNLI
When I step into Monty’s small Bristol office, I’m confronted with a toothy grin...
Category: Articles
Atlantic Watch: Ireland's Western Lifeboat Stations Arranmore Galway Bay and Valentia By Ray Kipling Public Relations Officer Rnli
'The wind was of hurricane force, with fierce squalls accompanied by snow and sleet and the seas were mountainous.
' ... 'It took two hours to board the lifeboat and three times the boarding boat was driven back...
Category: Articles
The Four-Masted Vessel Hougomont
MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.—The gale of the 27th February, which is described as a " perfect hurricane," drove the Hougomont, a large four-masted vessel of 2,000 tons, ashore at Allonby, -when bound from San Francisco to Liverpool with a...
The Selsey Motor Life-Boat Setting Out for the Owers
The Selsey Motor Life-Boat Setting Out For The Owers. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Medal Winners In London for the Annual General Meeting
Medal Winners In London For The Annual General Meeting. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ray Shows His Appreciation for One of His Leaving Gifts
Ray shows his appreciation for one of his leaving gifts. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Filey on 2 July 2001 for the Naming
Filey On 2 July 2001 For The Naming. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs