LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

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LVIII. SUNDERLAND.—The Good Templar, 30 feet by 8 feet, 8 oars.

LIX. Ditto.—The Mary, 30i feet by 8J feet, 10 oars.

LX. Ditto.—The Florence Nightingale, 33 feet by 8 feet, 10...

Towing a stricken boat to the safety of port might seem routine but, in often gruelling conditions, it takes great skill and smart decision making. So what’s involved in a tow?
First, the crew must decide whether or not they need...

Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present

Next generation join dads on Douglas crew

Douglas Lifeboat Station, Isle of Man, has a history of lifeboating families. Sir William Hillary, who founded the...

AFFINITY WITH Royal Bank of Scotland pic DO YOU USE A CREDIT CARD? If you do, or you are considering re-arranging your finances in any way you could be helping directly to fund the RNLI with every transaction you make.

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Mrs Ritchie, now an honorary life governor of the Institution, is welcomed aboard The Gough Ritchie, the second Isle of Man lifeboat she has donated, by Coxswain Norman Quillin.. - View image in PDF

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To many people, every lifeboat rescue is an act of heroism, carried out in a tortuous battle against the elements; to lifeboatmen, even the worst conditions are modestly played down...

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morn- ing of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The Win-...