LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Some w a y s of t i l l i n g t he c o f f e r s . . .

Pushing and pulling Although the new term was only days old, the youngsters at Fowey Community School were soon in action supporting the local community. Fifty-two Year...

At sea, things can go very wrong very quickly, as Penarth lifeboat crew found out on 12 June

Kath Fisher couldn’t sleep. Tossing and turning, she thought: ‘Is this an omen that something’s about to happen?’ At 1.15am, her...

FOLLOWING THE RESCUE OH August 12 of a student who had fallen over cliffs at Petit Tor, Torbay ambulance divisional commander, John Bourne, told Torbay honorary secretary, Captain Barry Anderson, how impressed he was with the way the ILB...

The Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Lifeboat Council was held on Wednesday 27 April 1994 in the Banqueting Hall of Glasgow's famous City Chambers. The meeting followed a civic reception for awardees and special guests provided by...

Out in the open around the country! Once again the RNLI will be opening its facilities to visitors this year, enabling them to gain a firsthand impression of how the Institution works and the quality of the boats and...

Your series looking at lifeboat stations from the air in the Spring 1996 issue, reminded me that I had come across a 'snapshot' of the Weymouth lifeboat taken in 1936.

I thought readers might like to see the sharp... - View image in PDF

The relief Trent class lifeboat Corinne Whiteley, stationed in Whitby this Autumn while the town’s regular lifeboat was having a refit in Scotland, is pictured in near-gale conditions on 17 September.

In 5m breaking seas,...

Saturday 30 August saw one of the hottest days of the month for the naming ceremony of Sunderland's new Trent class lifeboat, Macquarie (shown right).

Sunderland station branch chairman, Mr G. Snowball, opened... - View image in PDF