LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

50 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, December 1940 issue Four Months of War The first four months of war, from 3rd September to the 31st December, have been the most crowded and hazardous in the whole history of the life-boat service...

DURING the autumn of 1924 two films with a special Life-boat interest i were released to the Cinemas. One o f ' them, " Down to the Sea in Ships," is; the cruise of a whaler. Among its scenes are the wreck of one of the boats...

Recently I came across some old photographs which I am sending to you hoping they will be of interest. In 1937 we were spending a family holiday in St Ives, Cornwall, and one day during our first week we found ourselves, with other holiday... - View image in PDF

Three rescued from tug after night collision with coaster Shane Coleman, Second Coxswain/Mechanic of the Lowestoft lifeboat has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for bravery for rescuing three men from a sinking tug with the Lowestoft...

At about 6.35 P.M. on 19th February, a telephone message was received from the Rockmount Hotel taat signals of distress had been seen in a position approximately four miles N.W. of Hanois Lighthouse. This was con- firmed from another source,...

LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND IRBs 1 st March, 1971 to 31 st May, 1971: Launches 494, lives saved 227 THE ACTIVE FLEET (as at 31/5/71) 135 station life-boats 111 inshore rescue boats LIVES RESCUED 93,507 from the Institution'...

Below: A rail traveller reaches for his wallet urged on by Brian Johnston, the broadcaster, whowas collecting for the RNLI at Paddington station. Photo The Times. - View image in PDF

THE object of this Institution, as declared in its title, is to afford assistance to every Shipwrecked Person around the coasts of the United Kingdom.

The chief means by which it hopes to carry this object into effect are—...