LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

International assistance from Westcountry lifeboat Penlee's relief Arun class A.J.R. and L.G. Uridge is pictured with two casualties, dealt with in a two-week period.

The lifeboat is pictured preparing to take an...

Helmsman Ian McDowell - Bronze Medal St Bees lifeboat, 31 July 1993 Ian McDowell was in charge of St Bees' C class «g» inshore lifeboat when she saved the crew of two from a grounded fishing vessel.

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After spending his early working years at sea as a deck apprentice Malcolm Macdonald came home to Stornoway in 1967 when he was appointed mechanic of the lifeboat. In 1979 he took over as coxswain/mechanic, a post which had earlier been held... - View image in PDF

RNLI Operations Director Michael Vlasto recently attended an International Maritime Rescue Federation meeting to address global lifesaving issues.

The Chilean lifeboat service in Valparaiso hosted the event and took the...

Lifeboatmen pick a winner The 81st RNLI lifeboat lottery was drawn by lifeboat crew members on 30 April at the RNLI depot in Poole. The draw raised over €197,000 and first name out of the drum was Mr C Chestnutt from Worcestershire, who won...

1. No. 1100 R.A.F. Marine Craft Unit—two rescue/target towing launches (can be made available for S. & R.).

2. R.N. Dragonflies from station flight available for S. & R. duty, from 08.00 hours to...

Is proposing in our last Number a further consideration of this Act, we stated that those portions of it which have to do with the prevention of loss of life from shipwreck would naturally arrange themselves under two heads, the one...

The History of the Plymouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author at £2.50 The second edition of one of Jeff Moriss's comprehensive local lifeboat guides, which brings the history of this particular station up to 1994.<...