LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

September 1996 Mrs Pat Roche, treasurer of the Whitburn guild from 1986 until her death..

The last number of THE LIFE-BOAT gave the news that the Institution's deficit in 1967 was likely to exceed £400,000. This has now been confirmed, and the accounts showed that the final figure was £400,084.

The...

Each quarter we aim to bring you something that will stir and inform and, if I say so myself, this Autumn issue is something rather special.

We are reminded of the best and the worst of the RNLI’s 185-year history by the...

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1856. Hornsea, Yorkshire.

1858. Skerries, Co. Dublin 1861. Aberystwith. . .

1857 Walmer 1857. Seaton Carew 1858. Fraserburgh . . .

1858. Carnsore, Co. Wexford 1859. Exmoath 1859. Lizard ....

They were crying out to be saved.’ It’s the kind of phrase you’ll hear from our lifeboat crews after
a rescue. But there is another group who share this noble narrative – the lifeboat restorers

They’re depending...

Long lost Barometer I have a small item in my possession which may be of interest to someone, somewhere.

Towards the end of the 1950s, I was on holiday in Folkestone, Kent and picked up, half buried in the shingle, what...

Towing a stricken boat to the safety of port might seem routine but, in often gruelling conditions, it takes great skill and smart decision making. So what’s involved in a tow?
First, the crew must decide whether or not they need...