Determination in appalling conditions saves four 1-iftbtial.
Coxswain/Mechanic Ian Firman was awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal, and his six-man crew received medal service certificates, following a hazardous rescue of...
The new RNLI memorial sculpture at Poole encapsulates the charity’s heritage and purpose – but who is behind its design?
It’s 7am and there’s a salty breeze blowing across the flats of Sittingbourne at the edge of...
Category: Articles
THURSDAY, 2nd May, 1872. His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, P.C., President of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...
Category: Committee
THE Life-boat Enthusiasts' Society is now in its eighth year. It was formed in 1964 and at the outset had only eight members. From this very small beginning membership has grown over the years. At first progress was slow, but in the last...
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The RNLI’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Boissier is stepping down this year. Here is his take on the last decade
When Sir William Hillary founded the RNLI in 1824, he vowed that with courage, nothing is impossible. That...
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THE past winter has been remarkable for a succession of terrible westerly gales. In their frequency and intensity they have been unequalled during the present century. October opened with gales on eight successive days, from the 1st to the...
Category: Services
ABERDOVEY, MERIONETHSHIRE ; ABER- SOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE ; ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE ; GHIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE ; LITTLEHAMPTON, SUSSEX ; RLIOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY ; SIIOREHAM, SUSSEX ; ST.
AGNES, SCILLY ISLANDS ; SOUTHEND, CAXTYRE ;...
Category: Inaugurations
For the past seven years motorbike enthusiasts from far and wide have taken part in the Annual Classic Motorcycle Ride to raise funds for the RNLI. This year's event, which saw around 180 bikes arriving at Poole harbour on 11 June,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Brighton's Atlantic 21 On Exercise Near Palace Pier. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miranda Mannings Press, daughter of the donor of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's new lifeboat, names the Atlantic 21 watched by Neal Duffield, the station's honorary secretary. (Photo Great Yarmouth Mercury). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs