LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

JANUARY 9TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.45 P.M. a message was received that one of the crew of the Italian steamer Buccari, which was anchored in the Downs, was seriously injured and needed medical attention.

A light easterly...

OCTOBER 22ND. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.

At 12.5 P.M. the coastguard reported that a Norwegian fishing vessel was shewing signals of distress and apparently had broken down. A strong easterly wind was blowing, with a choppy...

JANUARY 1 4TH. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.

About 10.30 at night the Saltburn coastguard reported a message from the police at Marske that a vessel was ashore here. A light westerly wind was blowing and the sea was smooth. The...

Scottish and Southern Energy has committed to donating £100,000 a year to the RNLI for the next 3 years.

The money will be spent on crew training at Aldeburgh, Harwich, Lowestoft and Southwold lifeboat stations....

Members of the RNLI’s Flood Rescue Team added to their existing lifeboat and swift-water rescue training commitments by running in the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April, aiming to raise £20,000 and the RNLI’s...

New Covent Garden Food Co’s Smoked Haddock Chowder is now on sale with an extra ‘ingredient’.

Look out for the eye-catching cartons featuring Padstow’s Tamar class lifeboat and RNLI information in UK branches of Tesco,...

In these difficult economic times, some traditional ways of giving have seen a decline. We have, however, seen a very welcome 20% year-on-year growth in online donations.

Donating to charities online is becoming more...

The RNLI is Yorkshire Building Society group's Charity of the Year for 2012. Staff and customers at more than 200 branches of Yorkshire, Chelsea and Barnsley Building Societies will raise money for lifeboat crew and lifeguard training....