LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...

Over fifty R.N.L.I.

life boats are now equipped with HECTA echo sounders The HECTA Echo-sounder is designed for indefinite use in open cockpits. It's simple meter-type display provides a very clear indication of depth...

by Colin Watson Unusual lighting picks out the details on the Bangor (Co Down) Atlantic 21 class lifeboat as she takes up station astern of the station's all-weather lifeboat.. - View image in PDF

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August September October November December Number of times life-boats called out on service 1964 41 43 51 53 99 81 126 128...

We celebrated the work of some very special RNLI volunteers at our Annual Presentation of Awards in May. Here we feature Natasha Lambert, and two other dedicated volunteers

The RNLI has no...

Scotland's 1983 Holidays Galore prize draw, which grossed about £10,000 for the lifeboats by the sale of tickets by branches and guilds, took place on August 5.

First prize, a cruise to Faroes on the Smyril Line MF... - View image in PDF

ACCOMMODATION NORTH CORNWALL. Comfortable guest house overlooking the lovely old village and harbour of Port Isaac. Friendly service, children welcome. An ideal touring centre for Cornwall. Super beaches close by for swimming, surfing and...

AT twelve minutes to six on the evening of the 23rd of April, 1947, the life-boat station at The Mumbles, Glamorganshire, received a message from the coastguard that Burnham Radio had picked up a call from the British steamship Samtampa,...