LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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Young supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution staged their first antique auction at Caxton Hall on 10th July, 1972, and raised about £730. So encouraged were the Central London...

30-mile tow to safety for yacht adrift among rigs The rescue of two people from a yacht kept Cromer's Tyne class lifeboat at sea for 12 hours in winds of up to Force 9 on 28 September 1988. More than nine hours were spent towing the...

The Pride of Britain Awards brought RNLI lifesaving to the attention of millions at the end of October when Hartlepool RNLI volunteers received the ITV Daybreak Emergency Services Award.

The volunteers and Hartlepool...

THE NAMES of famous lifeboatmen tend to stick to places along the coast. So, too, do the names of voluntary workers who over many years have left their mark on communities in the name of the lifeboat service. One of these is Mrs Kathleen...

Rock pool FALMOUTH COASTGUARD telephoned the deputy launching authority of St Agnes lifeboat station at 1817 on Friday August 6, 1982, reporting a youth trapped on rocks at Porthtowan swimming pool, about 3'/2 miles south west of St...

Three savedjrprn cliffsjn joint rescue effort Lifeboats, a helicopter and a cliff rescue team were called in to save three people who were trapped on steep, slippery cliffs near Newquay in Cornwall on 26 March...

(Below) After her naming by Lady Aitken, the 52ft Arun lifeboat Sir Max Aitken takes guests for a demonstration trip.. - View image in PDF

. . . and (below), the winch wire re-attached, the lifeboat is gently hauled backwards up the sloping carriage.. - View image in PDF