LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The RNLI and me: Alexander McCall Smith
When bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith isn’t penning adventures set in Scotland and Botswana, he plots his own dramatic course on the water …
You published five books in 2015 alone – how do you manage to be so...
Category: Articles
Life-Boatmen In the Victory March
Twenty-four life-boatmen, from Walton-on-tlae-Naze, Clacton, Margate, Ramsgate, Walmer and Hastings, marched with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy in the Victory March on June 8th. The life-boats of these six stations rescued 839 lives...
Category: Articles
The Fishing Smacks Valiant and Trio
PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. A signal of distress having been shown by the fishing smack Valiant, of Carnarvon, which was at anchor in Porthdinllaen bay, during a N.N.W. wind and a very heavy sea, the George Moore Life-boat was launched at 8...
The Converted Ship's Life-Boat Strathclyde
Newhaven, Sussex - At 7.47 p.m. on 6th September, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was in difficulties about seven miles south east of the station.
At 7.55 the life-boat Kathleen Marywas...
The Arun Class Ralph and Bonella Farrant
The Arun class Ralph and Bonella Farrant previously in the relief fleet and now on temporary station duty at Fenit - tows the motor cruiser Mayfly into Salcombe after she had broken down off Bolt Tail.
Photo Derek... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The RNLI and me: Nadia Sawalha
WHO IS NADIA SAWALHA?
Actor, writer and two-time marathon runner, Nadia Sawalha has appeared in films including Slave of Dreams and Clockwise, and is a regular face on TV. She is perhaps best known for her roles in soaps such as...
Category: Articles
(Below) the RNLI's Stand at the London International Boat Show In January 1995
(Below) The RNLI's stand at the London International Boat Show in January 1995 was a great success, with more than 800 new members joining during the 11 days that the show was open.
Many existing members also visited... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
General Council of the Ladies' Life-Boat Guild
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, attend the First Meeting.
THE first meeting of the General Council of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild was held on 23rd November last at Hampden...
Category: Meetings
(Below) Basildon Branch Raised the Funds to Purchase the Present Burnham-On-Crouch Ilb
(Below) Basildon branch raised the funds to purchase the present Burnham-on-Crouch ILB—-and has already set as its target for the future a replacement boat. Last autumn Connor O'Brien, chairman of Basildon District Council, came to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Sailing and Motor Yacht Eleanor
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.45 A.M. on the 8th April, 1938, the coastguard reported a small yacht in difficulties.
A strong N.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. The motor life-boat Agnes Cross was launched at 4.55 A.M....