LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter
THE FOURTEENTH International Lifeboat Conference was formally opened by HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden on June 5 in Gothenburg. More than 50 papers on subjects of mutual interest were presented to delegates from 24 lifeboat societies from all...
Category: Articles
Win a Car
Donald Steward of The Grange, New Buckenham, Norwich, NOR O4X, would like to remind everyone that the closing date of his National Car Competition is 30th September, 1967, and would be grateful to receive any sold books as soon as possible...
Category: Donations
Islay Lifeboat Gets All the Votes: October 10 1974 2345 Assistant Coxswain Alastair Campbell and Crew Deliver Colonsay and Jura Ballot Boxes for the Second Time In the Li
Islay lifeboat gets all the votes: October 10, 1974, 2345. Assistant Coxswain Alastair Campbell and crew deliver Colonsay and Jura ballot boxes for the second time in the lifeboat service's 50th Anniversary year after a four-hour night... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Outboard: Speed and Power
ATLANTIC 21 AND D CLASS inshore lifeboats, out on trials, are a familiar sight in the Solent; testing and proving the vast amount of detailed development work which, over the past 15 years or so, has been quietly going ahead at the RNLI...
Category: Articles
Cover Picture
COVER PICTURE by Dowland Studios Lifeboat weather... A shaft of sunlight highlights the new Arun The Queen Mother during trials on a stormy day in January 1989. The lifeboat is to be stationed atThurso, and was due to sail there in March... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ceremonies
Fishguard - Trent class Blue Peter VII On 17 June 1995 Fishguard's brand new Elm Trent class lifeboat Blue Peter VII was officially named - and, to judge by the number of young people gathered on the foreshore for the ceremony, it was...
Category: Inaugurations
Solstad
OC T. 10T H . - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS, AND ABERDEEN. The Swedish vessel Solstad, of Karlstad, had been reported in distress with her steering gear dis-abled, about fifteen miles S.E. of Montrose, and the Montrose motor life-boat was unable...
A Message from the Director
Twelve months ago we predicted another busy, challenging year for the RNLI. and our predictions have certainly proved correct.
The launchings of the prototype FABs 3 and 4 were keenly anticipated as so many of our future...
Category: Articles
Fastnet Race Storm
DURING THE NIGHT of Monday August 13 and Tuesday August 14 southwesterly storm force winds, veering to west north west and gusting to hurricane force, struck the south-western approaches while the international Fastnet Race fleet of 306...
Category: Articles
South African Lifesavers
On the outside of the lifeboat station was a board recording the number of launches, people assisted and so on. 'That's the important one', said a crew member, pointing to 45 lives saved. Only the sharp shadow of his hand cast...
Category: Articles