LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...

As if they won’t face enough challenges, the RNLI’s newest crew will be keeping an eye out for monsters as the charity takes over the Coastguard rescue station on Loch Ness.

At the time of writing, a trial was about to...

FEBRUARY 12TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £25 15s. 3d.

Kilmore, Co. Wexford.—At 2.5 in the afternoon on the 19th of March, 1950, a message was relayed by the Valentia radio station from the Coningbeg Light- vessel. She asked for the life-boat as a man on board the lightvessel was sick, suffering...

The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...

The RIB:
The Rigid-hulled Inflatable
Lifeboat

by David Sutcliffe
Review by Carol Waterkeyn

This is the unusual record of a very special college created from the vision of...

FEBRUARY 11TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.55 A.M. a message was received from the Deal coastguard that a Norwegian tanker had been mined east of Kingsdown. A light southerly breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The weather was fine, but hazy....

Rescuers sign a lifejacket for the rescued at a 'thank-you' dinner for the crew at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight: (I to r) Nigel Fitzgerald and David Gimson, the two rescued fishermen. Motor Mechanic Robert Cooke, Derek Huffam, station... - View image in PDF