LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

MARCH 10TH. - 11TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO. WATERFORD. Late on the night of the 9th of March the Belgian motor trawler St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend, with a crew of seven, was fishing about five miles from Mine Head in a strong south-easterly...

Newbiggin fundraisers had a busy time last summer - just days after moving back into their refurbished boathouse the Annual Harbour Day was held and, together with proceeds from lifeboat week, over £3,000 was raised.. - View image in PDF

Padstow, Cornwall - At 3 p.m. on 21st August, 1968, it was learnt thatthe motor boat Spes with six people and a dog on board was overdue. She had last been sighted one and a half miles north east of Galland island.

The life...

WITH deep regret we announce the death on January 24 of Mrs Patricia Rickard.

Mrs Rickard (left) had worked for the RNLI since 1961, was a member of the London ladies' bridge committee and six years ago founded the...

When some of these award winners joined the RNLI, crews wore oilskins, sou'westers and kapok lifejackets, like those worn by the crew of the Porthdinllaen lifeboat in the 1950s. The Waveney class lifeboat Ipp22~23) was yet to be... - View image in PDF

AUTUMN 2017 RESULTS

Congratulations to Mr M Ferguson from Buckinghamshire who won our first prize of £5,000 cash.
OUR OTHER WINNERS WERE:
2ND PRIZE: £2,000
Ms V Storey, South...

The women launchers at Boulmer, Northumberland. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor? How about Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker? Or, in the case of the RNLI, shore helper, medic, lifeboat crew and press officer? Mention any of these jobs and...

• The Flamborough lifeboat swimming club was formed about a year ago as a result of three crew members wishing to qualify as official swimmers on our lifeboat. We found it was easier and cheaper to take the Royal Life Saving Society's...