LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

One of the most outstanding lifeboat rescues of all time was carried out by Ballycotton lifeboat in 1936. The Daunt Rock lightship was torn from her moorings in a February gale. Coxswain Patrick Sliney and the crew of Ballycotton's 51ft...

Lifeboat exhibition: West Mersea Primary School is a loyal supporter of the lifeboat service, having contributed more than £1,000 during the past few years. For its latest project individual children wrote to 150 lifeboat stations... - View image in PDF

The Lifeboat Tyne class 47-026 Garstde The Crew Vellum Coxswain Malcolm Gray for his 'tenacity, determination and seamanship... Any miscalculation could have resulted in the lifeboat being beached or grounded on the rocks or even...

Below: Workington Tyne Class Lifeboa. - View image in PDF

1004 the Atlantic 21 ILB Blue Peter II launched on service with David Jones as helmsman and John Askew and Simon Dubberley as crew; the honorary medical adviser, Dr Jack Dubberley, also embarked.

The sky was overcast with a...

Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: January 17 and February 23 (twice) Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft 6in Rother: December 20 Amble, Northumberland 37ft 6in Rother: December 12, 28 and January 3 Angle, Dyfed 46ft 9in Watson: December 8 Appledore...

‘She’s got more wrinkles than me!’ joked Margaret Paterson (pictured centre) on receiving her 100th birthday card from HM The Queen. Whether it’s down to good humour, good living or good works, the remarkably youthful centenarian is an...

Win a fabulous smart car The Lifeboat Lottery takes place four times a year and is an exciting way to support the RNLI. Since 1977, when it began, the Lifeboat Lottery has raised in excess of £14M.The latest Lottery to be drawn, autumn...