LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

As part of its mission to save lives at sea, the RNLl insists on top level training for lifeboat crews. The hope is that the better trained the lifeboat crews are, the more lives will be saved and the less likely it is that the crews...

VOICes ‘The lifeboat volunteers make me proud to be British.’ Murray Walker The voice of Formula One tells Rory Stamp of his admiration for the RNLI’s crews ‘I’ve always had immeasurable respect for them,’ says Murray Walker as he watches...

This series of descriptive articles on visits to life-boat stations was begun by Margaret Peter. It is being continued by Stephen Mogridge, who writes about Plymouth in the first of his contributions.

WITH the Navy watching...

By GEORGE F. SHEE, Secretary of the Institution.

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IN the course of many years' experience of the organization of efforts on behalf of the Life-boat Cause I have met again and again Honorary...

MAY 27TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £9 1s..

NOVEMBER 26TH. - ST. DAVID’S , PEMBROKESHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £12 6s..

JULY 21ST. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 18s.

ONCE many life-boatmen considered it an unlucky gift to swim too well but since those days things have changed. For well over a year now the R.N.L.I, has been evaluating the use of swimmers from life-boats, as well as the kind of special...