LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...

It was the last Annual General Meeting for our Chairman, but the event was also a day of firsts as RNLI supporters and staff came together at a new venue

On 19 May, after 12 years at the Barbican in London, the AGM came...

VoIces Awe and wonder Garden designer Chris Beardshaw is passionate about the earth, the sea – and the RnLi, as Liz Cook fi nds out ‘What is your idea of Paradise?’ that is Chris’s question to everyone for whom he designs a garden. there is...

Tidal race DURING THE AFTERNOON Of Sunday August 28,1983, Swanage lifeboat crew were assembled after consultation between the station's deputy launching authority (DLA) and Swanage Coastguard. An 18ft yacht had been sighted trying to...

When Rackhams, of Birmingham, held a British week during the period 8th to 26th August, 1967, the eight selling floors of their premises - some 488,821 square feet - were turned into a giant exhibition hall. The...

Takings up at Downside's souvenir shop For several years the boys at Downside Lodge, Purley, have supported Purley's Lifeboat Week. They buy from the souvenir shop set up in the school hall each day and this year the gross takings at... - View image in PDF

On the 22nd August a whole gale of wind blew from the N.E., the sea was very heavy, and^as risk would be incurred by the fishing craft in returning to port, the Life-boat was launched at 4.30 A.M. At 5 o'clock the lugger Advance capsized...

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire - At 11.25 a.m. on 2yth June, 1966, a speedboat was reported adrift in the bay. The conditions were too rough for a small shore-based craft to proceed. The lifeboat Robert Lindsay was launched at 11.35 a.m. in a...