In this issue Institution News 2 Letters 9 Feature Advancing a great cause 10 A review of the 150 year history of the Lifeboat magazine Lifeboats in action 14 Award-winning rescues - including the first award for an RNLI lifeguard The lifeboat fleet 23 A complete list of RNLI lifeboats Feature The Royal Charter tragedy 26 The story of the first Gold Medal to be reported in the Lifeboat magazine Feature The Caister Life-boat disaster 30 On the 100th anniversary of the disaster, we look back at the account from the Lifeboat of the day Feature Expansion and consolidation 34 An extract from Ian Cameron's history of the RNLI The Crew 37 Feature Building into the millennium 38 Shoreworks manager Howard Richings completes his journey around RNLI boathouses Station Profile Weymouth 43 Fundraising 44 How some of the money is raised including a feature on legacy giving Listings Central pull-out section Any products or services advertised in the Lifeboat by third parties are not in any way endorsed bv the RNLI and the RNLI shall not be responsible for the accuracy of any information contained m such advertisements nor has it investigated or verified any of the information.

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