LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

NEWS POINT HURRICANE HEROES For those who lived through it, the hurricane which hit the south and south east coasts of England during the early hours of October 16 last will forever be imprinted on their memories.

None more...

The RNLI has a commitment to the UK and Irish governments to provide a lifeboat service for both countries - that means covering a massive 8,850 miles of coastline up to 50 miles out to sea. In order to provide this search and rescue cover,...

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...

First ever bravery award for an RNLI lifeguard Mark Johnson made RNLI history in December when he was awarded the Thanks on Vellum after saving the life of a man who was being washed out to sea. Mark is the first RNLI beach lifeguard to...

By Captain STENISBERG, Secretary of the Svenska Sillskapet For Kaidning Af Skeppsbrutne.

[This article, on the Swedish organiza- tion or rescuing life from shipwreck, which Captain Isberg has very kindly written for THE...

Thursday, 6th December. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.j F.R.S., V.P.i in the Chair.

Read and approved the Minutes at the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees of the ROYAL...

WE have pleasure in introducing to our readers the following extracts from a beautiful poem entitled " The Wreck of the Homeward-Bound," by the well-known Author of " Ruins of Many Lands," " Pleasure,"...

The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.

Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on -which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...