LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ramsey, IsIe-of-Man.—At 9.50 on the morning of the 17th of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that the motor tanker Ben Henshaw, of London (which was two miles to the north-east) was flying a signal for a doctor. As the weather was...

THE term "Haul-off warp" is used to describe the rope which is made fast to an anchor laid out to sea opposite the launching place of the Life-boat, and with- out the he'p of this appliance there are many stations where the aid...

THREE MEN LANDED FROM ROWING BOAT Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 21st October, 1962, news was received that a man in a canoe had left Llandudno at 9.15 that morning and had not returned. A fresh south-east wind...

TWENTY-NINE HOURS AT SEA Cloughey, Co. Down. At 8.25 a.m.

on 6th October, 1965, the coastguard reported that the coaster Normanby Hall had asked for assistance as she was aground off South Rock. The life-boat Constance...

St Agnes Senior Helmsman Gavin Forehead was expecting a routine exercise when he launched with his crew on 16 October 2005 but when they returned just over an hour later, they had saved two livesGavin, Helmsman Rory Bushe, Crew Member James...

The successful RNLI Fun Day and Regatta held in Chichester Harbour raised £5,000. The event was organised by Christopher Hoare of Chichester branch and other branches involved were Selsey, Manhood, Hayling Island and Emsworth.... - View image in PDF

A TIME TO PAUSE AND LOOK BACK AROUND THE BEGINNING of the nineteenth century 31 'Original' lifeboats built by Henry Greathead of South Shields were established in ports and harbours scattered all round the British Isles. Not a great...

Five young members of Lough Erne Yacht Club went the extra mile for the RNLI last year, when they held a mini triathlon to raise lifesaving funds. By paddling, cycling and running, they raised £310 for Enniskillen Lifeboat Station. Emma...