WE have much pleasure in drawing the special attention of our readers to the valuable statistics recently issued by the Board of Trade in their Annual Blue Book, which furnishes abstracts of the returns made to the Board of shipping...
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The RNLI is working nationally with many safety-related bodies to promote safety at sea, but the Island Cruising Club and its local lifeboat station are already working well together...
Richard Johnstone-Bryden reports from...
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Where life-belts, fenders and bow-puddings are made at the Institution's Depot at Boreliam Wood From a photograph by Mr, Amos Burg, of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. - View image in PDF
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1st. When you approach a drowning person, assure him, with a loud and firm voice, that he is safe.
2nd. Before jumping in to save him, divest yourself as far and as quickly as possible of all clothes, especially boots and...
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Western Division MFV aground A RED FLARE fired over Barmouth Bar was seen by the honorary secretary of Barmouth lifeboat station at 2140 on Wednesday November 22, 1978. Just after he had alerted Coxswain Evan Jones, the honorary secretary...
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No Sea Room -and other things ROCKS, SHALLOWS or obstructing lines reduced the lifeboats' manoeuvring room in four of the services (described briefly below) for which medals for gallantry were presented at the Royal Festival Hall in May...
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There must be easier ways of raising money! Firemen hose down players after a game of football in mud, organised annually in Eastney Lake, Portsmouth, by Locks Sailing Club in support of the lifeboats.
A hard-earned... - View image in PDF
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WITH the view if still farther recognising long, faithful and good service in the Life-boat cause, the Committee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION introduced on the 1st January 1 last a pension and gratuity scheme,...
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South East Division Trawler saved in violent storm THROUGHOUT THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 1985, Boxing Day, the weather on the east Kent coast had been rapidly deteriorating; by late afternoon winds from the north east were reaching strong gale...
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HM The Queen Mother's 100th birthday paradethought it was a wonderful day I was delighted to be involved ' Peter Woolhouse, Volunteer Fundraiser Lifeboatmen and women from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland helped to make...
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