LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Beowulf
The RNLI has been asking some of those who have been on the receiving end of a lifeboat service to complete a questionnaire giving the details as seen from their viewpoint.
The scheme is completely voluntary, but a large...
Democrat
Shortly after 1 AM on the 13th October j a deplorable disaster overtook the St. David's Life-boat, Gam, after she had rescued three men from the ketch j Democrat, of Barnstaple. The Democrat was riding with her two anchors down on...
Into the Dragon's Mouth
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET 156 Motor Life-boats 1 Harbour Pulling Life-boat LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Life-boat Service in 1824 to December 31st, 1949 ...
76,724 Into the Dragon's Mouth IN the...
Category: Services
A NEW LINE IN LIFESAVING
When people think of the RNLI preventing tragedies, lifesaving rescues usually spring to mind. But there is a host of other ways to keep people safe at sea – and on the river …
In 2012, two men...
Category: Articles
First wave
It was 4 March 1824, an average Thursday lunchtime. Bishopsgate’s trendy London Tavern, renowned for its ‘dinners, wines and turtle’, was about to make lifesaving history …
The industrial...
Category: Articles
The Bridlington Cobles Serene, Eva Ann and Challenge (2)
Knockdown THE COASTGUARD informed the deputy launching authority of Flamborough lifeboat station on Monday January 23, 1984, that three Bridlington cobles, Serene, Eva Ann and Challenge, had been caught in worsening weather north of...
A light in the Darkness
Tonnes of timber were heaped along the English south coast last Winter – but what became of the cargo ship’s crew? Carol Waterkeyn hears the full story of Ice Prince, the men who went to her aid, and the RNLI’s first Silver Medal for 3...
Category: Articles
The Oar
PROBABLY the most ancient mode of propelling boats through the water by hand labour was by means of oars of nearly the same shape, and worked in the same manner, as those now in use. And to all appearance there is no likelihood of a change,...
Category: Articles
The Oil Rig Orion
Oil rig aground ST PETER PORT SIGNALS STATION received an 'all ships' warning at about 1900 on Wednesday, February 1, 1978, saying that, at 1850, Orion had parted from the German tug Seefalke in position 49°39'N,...
Local learning
Becoming a lifeboat crew member or lifeguard isn’t just a matter of doing a short course at the RNLI College. It’s the regular grassroots training that makes a lifesaver
Can you remember everything you’ve ever been...
Category: Articles