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The new Seaham Harbour lifeboat Howard D prepares to sail out of her harbour on her practice trip with replacement crew after the loss of the last boat and crew in the recent gales 28th November 1962
A lifeboat at Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station. 14th September 1933
New Seaham lifeboat crew left to right: Captain R. Muir, Captain R. Mallan, Second Cox. M. Green, Spare Hand, J. Finlay Second Bowman, Captain R. Hudson, E. Brown, Bowman, A
Hobby Lifeboat. 22nd January 1970
Crew of a lifeboat in Gorleston-on-Sea station on the Norfolk coast. Cox C. JCrew of a lifeboat in Gorleston-on-Sea station on the Norfolk coast. Cox C.J. Johnson (centre) poses with the crew. 19th November 1936
Members of the Worthing Rescue Committee take a trip on the Thames after the launching ceremony of the Kenneth and Gerald Lifeboat by the Mayoress of Worthing, Mrs Hawkins. 4th April 1933
Broughty Ferry lifeboat station in Dundee. Left to right: John Robertson (Deck Hand), Alex Dorward (Bowman) and Alec Gall (Deck Hand) on board the Broughty Lifeboat. 9th February 1960
The Mumbles lifeboat crew. They were awarded a gold medal, two bronze medals and five vellums for the rescue of a Canadian frigate
Life can be hectic for Willie MacLean. In there course of one day, he could need all this gear. For 25 -year-old Willie is a Jack-of-all-trades in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Inverness-shire
A 100 year old lifeboat which plucked troops from the Dunkirk beaches and rescued downed airmen from the English Channel during World War Two will start life afresh as a museum piece
Lifeboat crew at Gorleston-on-Sea station on the Norfolk coast. Circa 1965
The "Lady Launchers "of Dungeness, Kent, have - by tradition - forThe " Lady Launchers " of Dungeness, Kent, have - by tradition - for generations turned out night and day, in storms and fog, to help launch the lifeboat Mabel. E
The Scarborough lifeboat Herbert Joy 2nd is launched to go to the assistance of three small fishing craft, the Premier, Sceptre and B.S. Colling, which were out when a very heavy sea sprang up
The Lowescroft lifeboat the Agnes Cross out on exercises as part of her routine monthly maintenance checks. Here she is pictured leaving Lowestoft Station under sail and engine power
A lifeboat in ice floes near Skegness. 3rd March 1947
The largest self-righting lifeboat to be built for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was tested at Portsmouth today. It was the 48ft
A lifeboat makes a sea rescue at Torquay on the South Devon coast. 26th March 1932
Launch and christening ceremony of the new motor lifeboat "J W Archer"Launch and christening ceremony of the new motor lifeboat " J W Archer" at North Gare Station in Newcastle presented by Mr. J. W. Archer of Bournemouth and bearing his name. 14th July 1925
Coxswain Tom Patton and engineer Bob Taylor assisting in the launch of a lifeboat at Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire. 24th November 1951
Twelve year old Yvonne Mather, a descendant of of Grace Darling herself, hands over a parcel to coxswain Tom Dawson of the " Grace Darling" lifeboat at Seahouses on the Northumberland
RNLI Lifeboatmen at sea. 14th February 1954
British telecom hands over a new radio paging system to the Royal National Lifeboat institution, meaning a faster call out time for crews and could save lives
The new self-righting lifeboat The Will and Fanny Kirby leaves Littlehampton for ramsgate on the first leg of her journey to Seaham Harbour
Launching the lifeboat at Robin Hoods Bay near Whitby in North Yorkshire to rescue the crew of a ship which ran in to difficultes off the North Yorkshire coast. 5th January 1921
Forty nine men lost their lives in one of Britains worst-ever double sea tragedies. All but eight of them were the crew of the 7, 219 ton Liberty ship Santampa
Londons Lifeboat dock testing equipment. Lifebelts are placed in tanks of water for twenty fours hours then re-weighed to test how much water has soaked in. 24th January 1937
The West Coast, a Torquay fishing boat, was caught in a gale and with tremendous seas running was unable to obtain shelter
A 16ft rubber inshore rescue craft belonging to the Mumbles lifeboat team begins its trials in Swansea Bay. A present to the RNLI from the Rotary Club it has a speed of 25 knots
The Mumbles lifeboat is launched from its base on the Gower Peninsula. 13th March 1974
The new Mumbles lifeboat passes in front of the temporary one which replaced the SS Samtampa which broke up on the rocks near Porthcawl a few months earlier
The Mumbles lifeboat. 3rd September 1964
John Williams MBE, the retiring Hon. Secretary at Porthcawl lifeboat station. 29th April 1998
The dediocation ceremony of the lifeboat John Cresswell at Penarth. 16th August 1989
The Porthcawl Lifeboat crew Left to right: Stuart Roberts, Senior Helmsman, Simon Ladbrooke, Laurie Dowell. March 1999
Christopher Missen, Ross Purchase and Joseph Missen, who hope to follow in the footsteps of their fathers, trying out the new Atlantic 75 Lifeboat at the Porthcawl RNLI Station. 16th August 1996
An Atlantic 75 vessel, the Porthcawl lifeboat. 29th April 1998
Hauling on two guide ropes, the launching crew steady the Ferryside Lifeboat as it runs down the slipway for its final run. The station is due to be closed at the end of the month. 22nd June 1960
A newlife-saver made a splash at its official launch in West Wales yesterday. The town of New Quay welcomed a new, 16-foot inflatable lifeboat bought with proceeds from a charity concert
Captain Graham Sommerfield, Honorary Secretary at Penarth Lifeboat Station August 1995
On its half tracked carriage, the Ferryside Lifeboat runs down the slipway, steadied by the launching crew on two guides ropes as it makes its final run
The American built lifeboat that is touring lifeboat stations around the British Isles put In to the Mumbles Pier on Sunday morning for members of the Mumbles Lifeboat Crew to try out for themselves
Coxswain Derek Scott with the crew of the Mumbles lifeboat. They took along two extra hands for this trip to the Bristol Channel lightships before Christmas. The lifeboat has a regular crew of seven
The site of the new Penarth Lifeboat Station at the sea front in Penarth. Circa 1995
The Mumbles lifeboat plunges down from the slipway as she leaves to deliver Christmas Cards to various light vessels in the Bristol Channel. 23rd December 1963
Members of the Penarth Lifeboat Crew who took part in a rescue near Cardiff : Andrew Rabiotti, Karl Lawrence and Gareth Wigmore. August 1995
Invited guests being brought being given a trip around the bay on the Llandudno lifeboat Lilly Wainwright, leaving Rhos jetty
New Quay mechanic Mervyn Thomas on board the RNLB "Birds Eye"New Quay mechanic Mervyn Thomas on board the RNLB " Birds Eye" at New Quay Lifeboat Station, It was replaced in 1990 with a new Mersey Class lifeboat. Circa 1990
The arrival of the new motor lifeboat at New Quay, Cardiganshire. The old sailing lifeboat can be seen on the left of the picture. The name of the new vessel is " St Albans"
