LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The 15th International Lifeboat Conference took place at La Coruna, Spain in June this year. The RNLI was represented and, here, Public Relations Officer EDWARD WAKE-WALKER reports on the continuing dialogue between lifeboat societies from...

Two life-boats 70- foot in length, which will be larger than any at present in the Institution's service, are to be built by Messrs. Yarrow and Company Ltd.

in Scotstoun, Glasgow. Both will be constructed in steel, one...

THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Thomas William Read, of Rams- gate, who retired last year. He was appointed second coxswain about 1915, when the station was administered by the Board of Trade, and in 1924, two years after the...

The Maud Smith Bequest for the bravest lifesaving act by a lifeboatman in 1976 has been made to Crew Member Glyn Roberts of Porthdinllaen for the rescue, last August, of two boys who were trapped on the cliffs. Glyn Roberts climbed almost...

At 7.45 on the morning of 11th February, with a strong wind and a very heavy sea, the Donna Nook Life-boat was, called out to the help of the steam ' trawler Dinorah, which was in distress off Haile Flat. The Boat was success- fully...

Insignia You may not be aware of the various insignia available exclusively to you. The picture (r) will show you what you may be missing: a hoist flag . . . a Shoreline tie ... a marcasite brooch . . . a sweat shirt? Not in the picture is...

Recruitment drive Peterborough Shoreline club No 8 have asked that it be known that they are still very much alive and kicking, meeting on the third Wednesday of every month. They are appealing both to existing Shoreline members within their...

The Renault 5 Shoreline Drive Turn to the inside back cover for details of the exciting competition in which you can win a brand new Renault 5. Anyone can enter, all you have to do is find a new Shoreline member - there must be someone you...