LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Gloire a Marie II
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 force 9 to storm force...
Mrs. Lotinga Smith, of Gedling
BY the death of Mrs. Lotinga Smith, of Gedling, Nottingham, on the 26th of December, 1950, at the age of 93, the Institution has lost its oldest honorary worker. In spite of her age, and in spite of ill-health, she refused to give up and...
Category: Obituaries
Obituaries
With deep regret we record the following deaths: SEPTEMBER 1994 John Jenkins, former coxswain of Dun Laoghaire from 1951 to 1966.
Mrs Vera Buckley, souvenir secretary of Marsden ladies' guild since 1986. She served as...
Category: Obituaries
An Aeroplane (192)
DECEMBER 7TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. An aeroplane had crashed into the sea off Langness Point, but no trace of her could be found. - Rewards, £30 3s.
(See Port St. Mary, “ Services by Shoreboats,” 1941. page...
Boats (1)
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Awards to Honorary Workers
Sir CHARLES WILSON, LL.D., has been appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the dis- tinguished services which he has rendered for very many years past, first as Honorary Secretary of the Leeds Life-boat...
Category: Awards
An Aeroplane (3)
Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—At about 10.15 on the night of the 10th of June, 1948, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned the Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Douglas life- boat stations that an aeroplane, with eight...
Franklin Mint Limited.
COLLECTORS EDITION GAME All ten classic playing tokens are crafted in pewter and embellished with 22 carat gold. Board shown much smaller than actual size of 203/«"L x 201/." W x 3"H.
The exclusive...
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Functional Clothing Ltd
THE BEST WEATHER CLOTHING IN THE WORLD AIRFLOW COAT JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT JACKETS CONDENSATION ARE WATERPROOF FREE FROM LU ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION Letter of 28 February 1974 from Assistant Superintendent (Stores) • Your company'...
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Functional Clothing Ltd
THE BEST WEATHER CLOTHING IN THE WORLD AIRFLOW- JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT JACKETS ARE WATERPROOF CONDENSATION FREE FROM ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION Letter of 28 February 1974 from Assistant Superintendent (Stores; 9 Your company's...
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