LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DEC. 10TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.

At 8.30 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that the S.S. Duke of Lancaster, of Barrow, anchored about three miles N.E. of Ramsey, required a doctor to attend to an injured man...

‘ If it wasn’t for the helmet, I wouldn’t be here’

It’s easy to take the things that protect us for granted. We get used to having our day-to-day safety nets there
should we ever need them. But our volunteers...

Fishing boat capsized A TELEPHONE CALL was received by the honorary secretary of Penarth lifeboat station at 1311 on Friday September 18, 1981, from The Mumbles Coastguard requesting the launch of the lifeboat: a message had come on VHP...

JUNE 1ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A sailing boat had capsized off Worthing, but the man on board was rescued by another boat.-Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..

The RNLI's Rescue Survey - where people who have been rescued are given the opportunity to comment on the circumstances - is producing useful information both for the lifeboat service and for passing on as part of the Sea Safety...

WE are desirous of calling the attention of Commissioners of harbours, docks, and piers to the following clauses of an Act of Parliament, relative to the providing of life-boats and the life-preserving apparatus by the undertakers of such...

a r o u n d and a b o u t t h e RNLI King of the draw The names of the 20 lucky prize winners in the RNLI's 52nd national lottery were plucked from the drum on 31 January by Desmond Carrington, well-known actor and Radio 2 presenter.<...

The Sheringham Lifeboats 1838-2000 By Mick Bensley Price: £35 Published by Bengunn ISBN 0953399818 SHERINGHAM LIFEBOATS U38-JOOO Internationally acclaimed marine artist Mick Bensley brings alive the most notable and daring rescues of...