Celebrating the RNLI Bicentenary In the realm of maritime rescue and humanitarian service, few organisations can claim a legacy as profound as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). As the…
The Shannon is one of the RNLI’s most recent class of all-weather lifeboat and was the first modern all-weather lifeboat to be propelled by waterjets instead of propellers, making her…
Foreword Much of the strength of the lifeboat service of Britain…
The modern RNLI crew PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) comes from over 150 years of development and is essential for the safety and lifesaving ability of any crew member that goes…
Henry George Blogg (6 February 1876 – 13 June 1954) was the most decorated lifeboatman in all RNLI history. Blogg of the Cromer Lifeboat Station is referred to as “the…
The Suevic rescue in 1907 saw the largest number of people saved in a single operation in RNLI history – a record that still stands to date. The SS Suevic…
The first motorised RNLI lifeboat, the Duke of Northumberland, was steam powered. She first went into service at Harwich Lifeboat Station in September 1890. The hydraulic steam driven lifeboat used waterjets instead of propellers. This…
On 9th December 1886, the Mexico on its way from Liverpool to Ecuador was caught in a storm. Lifeboats were launched from Lytham, St. Annes and Southport to rescue the crew. The Lytham lifeboat Charles Biggs, rescued the twelve crew but both…
The Zetland is the oldest surviving RNLI lifeboat in the world. It is currently in the Zetland Lifeboat Museum in Redcar. The name Zetland comes from the local Lord of…
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