LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Living with the RNLI
On the role:
L: ‘I’m immensely proud of Gary’s role with the RNLI and am behind him 110%. I believe the commitment has to be from the families as well or it’s not possible to do it.’ G: ‘I’ve now been on the crew for 17...
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Hope in the Great War
'SIR, As I was an eyewitness of them, I think it may be of interest to you to have a narrative of the events which led up to – what I have no hesitation in calling – one of the most gallant rescues in the annals of the...
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Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and Figures Provisional statistics as at 29 August 1995 show that far during 1995: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 3,031 times (an average of more than 12 launches a day) 650 lives were saved (an average of more than a day) Some...
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Today's Lifeboatmen
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 29 August 1989, show that during 1989: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 2,050 times (an average of more than 8 launches a day) More than 719 lives were saved (an average of 2 people...
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The Fundraisers
FORTHCOMING EVENTS We regret that we are unable to include notices of forthcoming events in THE LIFEBOAT. Although we appreciate fully the benefits of obtaining advance publicity for fundraising events the sheer number involved would soon...
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A Yacht (2)
Seven aboard liferaft AT 0115 in the early hours of Saturday, October 20, 1984, red flares were sighted in the Bramble Bank area of the Solent. By 0136, Calshot's 40ft Keith Nelson lifeboat, Ernest William and Elizabeth Ellen Hinde,...
Caprice
Lee shore FOLLOWING A MESSAGE from HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Lowestoft lifeboat station at 1853 on Sunday, July 18, that a longshore boat was flying a distress signal close to a lee shore between Covehithe and Benacre Ness,...
M.F.V. Cawsand Bay
Brede on service THE FIRST SERVICE performed by the 33ft Brede class lifeboat Ann Ritchie while she was on operational evaluation trials at Oban was to go to the aid of the 55ft MFV Cawsand Bay. The fishing vessel, on passage to fishing...
Notes of the Quarter from Page Iii
Notes of the Quarter from page III Elmy put out to the help of a fishing boat. The fishing boat's crew were taken aboard the lifeboat, but as she was returning to harbour the lifeboat capsized with the loss of the whole lifeboat crew and...
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Gaidan
FLAMBOROUGH, Sunday May 12,1985: Flamborough's 37ft Oakley class lifeboat, Will and Fanny Kirby, launched at 1207. The Filey fishing coble, Gaidan, had been crabbing close in under the cliffs, north of Flamborough Head. The weather was...