LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Two 12-year-old boys were out exploring the north Devon coastline when they got cut off by the tide 10m up a cliff.

Several passers-by reported the boys’ predicament to the Coastguard, which requested the launch of...

Rough conditions on Loch Ness proved too much for a pair of experienced sailors on 12 August. When their dinghy capsized, they were not able to right her as her mast had got stuck on submerged rocks. A passing research and tourist vessel...

CBBC’s new TV show Hero Squad is essential viewing for children who dream of going to the rescue one day. Three of the episodes focus on what it’s like to be an RNLI lifesaver.

A group of 12–14-year-olds came to RNLI...

LIFEBOAT WORKS INSIDE SURF LINE TO SAVE FISHERMEN Skipper plucked to safety through wheelhouse window in 30ft seas and Force 9 gale Coxswain Alan Thomas of the Tenby lifeboat has been awarded the RNLI's silver medal for bravery following...

Two lifeboats in night search for disabled yacht in heavy seas The Institution's chief of operations has written to Stephen Vince, the Coxswain/Mechanic of Poole lifeboat, to congratulate him on his leadership and boat handling skill...

1. Poole's shore facilities are on the quayside, convenient to both the Atlantic boathouse and the Brede moored alongside it.

2. The yellow lifting cradle can clearly be seen during construction of the boathouse. It... - View image in PDF

Five saved in 12-hour service to sinking trawler Number's Arun class Kenneth Thelwall was away from her station for 12 hours in winds up to Force 10 when a Belgian trawler started taking water to the NNE of the station on 12 November...

International Gathering The week of midsummer 1999 will be remembered for a very long time by thousands of lifeboat people from the UK and Republic of Ireland and right around the world The unprecedented spectacle of the lifeboat sail-past...