LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
People and Places
Malcolm Grant, the winner of the Volvo 440 Li car which was first prize in the RNLI's 60th national lottery owes his thanks to comedian Billy Burden, who drew his winning ticket. The popular comedian, who was curently appearing as Mr...
Category: Articles
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE. — Fourteen Whitby cobles being overtaken by a rough sea while fishing on the 13th Feb. 1900, were unable to return home and were seen to be making for Runswick. The Life-boat Gape of Good Hope was launched at 1.30 P.M....
Category: Services
RNLI Family: The life of the charity
Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
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Shirley recognised at Trearddur Bay
Shirley Rogerson, awarded the British Empire Medal in HM The...
Category: Articles
The Diving Boat Missy
DIVING BOAT TOWED AFTER BEING BEACHED Hastings, Sussex. At 11.10 on the morning of the 26th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the diving boat Missy, on passage from Newhaven to Hastings, had developed a serious...
Take your seat
It’s coming up to the time of year when we celebrate the skill and bravery of our voluntary crew and the dedication of RNLI supporters at the Annual Presentation of Awards. It’s all happening at the Barbican Hall, London, on 23 May 2013. The...
Category: Articles
Functional Clothing
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Category: Advertisement
Your Shout
your shout Dear Editor i’ve always enjoyed reading the Lifeboat. this time i read it over breakfast when the washing machine – a noisy one – was on. the new eye-catching arrangement held me riveted until fi nally the silence drew my...
Category: Correspondence
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—At about 6.80 A.M. on the 3rd October, 1890, the second coxswain of the Life-boat reported to the coxswain superintendent that a barque had stranded on the S.W. Gunfleet sand, and on looking at the vessel with a telescope it...
Category: Services
Lady Friendship
Crew braves WWII defences to rescue grounded yacht
In Support of Tyneside Lifeboat Appeal a Twa Holiday for Two In the Usa Was Offered As a Prize In a Special Draw Which Brought In £4820 Here Present at the Draw on Independence Day July 4
In support of Tyneside lifeboat appeal, a TWA holiday for two in the USA was offered as a prize in a special draw which brought in £4,820. Here, present at the draw on Independence Day, July 4, are (/. to r.): Graeme Stanton, editor of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs