LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The 26-feet Auxiliary Yawl Shona
Lytham St. Annes.—At six o'clock in the evening of the 22nd of June, 1952, a resident telephoned that a yacht was aground on the south side of the Riddle Estuary. It could be seen that she was dried out close up to the South Training...
Kiddie Ride for Skegness
Kiddie ride for Skegness Pictured above is the latest addition to the lifeboat fleet at Skegness - a 'kiddie ride' boat in full RNLI livery.
The boat has been donated by R.G. Mitchell of Skegness, with a free refit... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Top award for lifeguards
A year ago we reported how lifeguards at West Kirby in Merseyside teamed up with lifeboat crews to save a man who had fallen onto rocks. Now the team have been recognised with a special award.
The Alison Saunders...
Category: Articles
Brew for the Crew
You really can’t beat a nice cup of tea, and now you can support the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards simply by putting the kettle on and having a Brew for the Crew!
We’re asking supporters to organise a...
Category: Articles
The recipe for a perfect evening
The RNLI Fish Supper, supported by Lakeland, is a tasty annual fundraising event that supports our lifesaving work. It's a great way to serve up some extra support for the lifeboat crews who are on call around the...
Category: Articles
Abstract of the Wreck Register for 1876-77
TYRELLA, Co. DOWN.—On the 13th April, at about 7 A.M., the brigantine Cygnet, bound from Silloth to Dundalk, with a cargo of coal, was driven ashore in Dandrum Bay during a strong S.E. gate.
The Memorial Life-boat put off...
Category: Articles
Bronze Medal for Weymouth
AT the beginning of June the twin-screw motor yacht Mite (a converted naval motor launch 110 feet long) was coming up Channel on her way from Malta to London. On the 6th of June, when she was fifteen miles west of Portland Bill, both her...
Category: Services
The Ivan Ellen, Penlee's latest all-weather lifeboat Photo: Nicholas Leach
The Ivan Ellen, Penlee's latest all-weather lifeboat Photo: Nicholas Leach. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Patrick Howarth: RNLI Public Relations Officer for More Than a Quarter of a Century
WHEREIN LIES the essence of good public relations? Who better to ask than Patrick Howarth, for more than a quarter of a century public relations officer of the RNLI? His answer is predictably clear-cut and to the point: 'First of all in...
Category: Articles
Peter Brookes and Colin Evans
Peter Brookes and Colin Evans pulling away from the rest of the fleet to win the annual New Year five-mile row organised by Maldon Little Ship Club in Essex. The event raised LI, 000 for the RNLl.
photograph by courtesy of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs