LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Cromer THE new 48-foot 6-inch Oakley life-boat Ruby and Arthur Reed was named at Cromer on 2ist June, 1967. She was given to the R.N.L.I, and her replacement provided for in perpetuity by Mrs. R. M. Reed, of Eastbourne, in memory of her...

THE Life-boat Station at Padstow has celebrated its Centenary this year.

The first mention of it in the records of the Institution appears under the date, 24th January, 1827, when it was decided to make a grant of £10...

IN 1957, for the second year in succession, life-boats were launched on service more than 700 times. The total figure was 716, and the last two years have been the only years in time of peace in which the figure of 700 was exceeded.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 2nd of September a strong gale and heavy sea having sprung up, two large herring-boats, in attempting to get into Berwick Harbour, got to leeward of it, and went on shore. A steam-tug proceeded to their assistance,...

For so many people, the lifeboat service is synonymous with those who risk their lives, putting out to sea to save others. Here, RAY KIPLING, Assistant Director of the RNLI, takes a look at the less glamorous, but equally important role...

THESE remains but one type of Life-boat to which reference is necessary to com- plete the description of those boats which are propelled either by sail or oars. The Cromer type bears so strong a resemblance to the Liverpool Life- boats that...

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun ON 1050: January 8 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: February 22 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: November 7 Alderney, Channel Islands Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1002: January 28 Amble, Northumberland 44ft Waveney ON...

A legacy is a simple matter to set up, but sometimes whatthe RNLI receives is far from simple.

Ray Kipling, the Institution's Deputy Director, explains 'We're very proud of our new lifeboat. We'll take good...