LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

ONE OF THE PEOPLE upon whom honorary life governorship was bestowed at the 1973 annual meeting of the RNLI was Professor William W. Flexner, pho, in recognition of the very valuable help which he has given to the lifeboat service in the...

CLYDE CLASS 70-003 LOA 71' : Beam 18' : Displacement 87 tonsLATEST OF the Clyde class lifeboats, 70-003, was named City of Bristol by the Lady Mayoress of Bristol, Mrs A. G.

Peglar, at Narrow Quay, Bristol, on...

The decision to find an overall winner was extremely difficult but in the end the category winners were: Catshill Rainbows, Bromsgrove Remember the Four Point Water Safety Code 13), Swanage Middle School, Swanage Home Education Advisory...

Martin Woodward is the former Coxswain of Bembridge Lifeboat Station. Now in his 60s, he could be forgiven for taking it easy after years of dedicated service. Not a chance!

In 2009, Martin climbed Kilimanjaro, Africa’s...

The Sea Chart: the Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts

by John Blake
Review by Tim Corke

The history of Great Britain has been governed by the sea and maritime...

"WE have in different parts of this Journal pointed out the advisability that we believe exists for providing on board all vessels, and especially on board passenger-ships, some provision for decreasing the risk of life to those on...

AUGUST 28TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 2.14 in the afternoon the Blyth coastguard reported that the Devon Brook was ashore on the rocks a short distance from the east pier in a very bad position. She was bound from...

Congratulations to Mr M King from Hampshire, who won the £5,000 first prize in our Spring
Lifeboat Lottery.
The other winners were:
2ND PRIZE: £2,000
Mr K Hope, Kent
3RD PRIZE:...