New Year Message from the Chairman, Commander F. R. H. Swann, QBE, RNVR...
0 One hundred and fifty years ago Sir William Hillary laid down six rules for his new Society of which the first and most important was the...
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LIFE-BOATMEN are well known to be long-lived men; moreover, they continue to go out on service up to a great age.
But even for Life-boatmen we think it must be a record that two should have celebrated their diamond...
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RNLI lifeboats launched more than 8,000 times in 2012 in a year of poor weather and heavy rainfall. Despite the weather, our lifeguards helped more than 16,000 people.
Meanwhile, the RNLI Flood Rescue Team had their...
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NEWQUAY, CARDIGANSHIRE.—Daring a fresh gale from the N.E. on the 21st November, the Nelson Life-boat was launched, and brought into port the disabled brigantine Albert, of Carlisle, and her crew of 5 men..
Fig 4 (below): Deep bilge keels, port and starboard, have now completed the protective tunnels for the propellers. - View image in PDF
'A' brackets and stern tubes, ready to take the propeller shafts, are fitted.. - View image in PDF
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Fast afloat lifeboats at Jersey and Guernsey: (above) 44ft Waveney Thomas James King, stationed at St Helier, and (left) 52ft Arun Sir William Arnold, stationed at St Peter Port.
photograph by courtesy of'Guernsey... - View image in PDF
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Three gold medallists were among those attending the dinner to mark the 21st anniversary of the Men of the Year A ward.
Left to right they are: Keith Bower, former second coxswain Torbay; Michael Scales, former coxswain of... - View image in PDF
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JANUARY 17TH. - WALMER, KENT. A call had been received from a steamer for the port doctor. The weather was severe and the life-boat could not find the steamer. She must have gone on her way. - Rewards, £15 11s. 6d..
Island Visit Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the RNLI, was a guest of Brigadier S. P. Robertson of the Committee of Management, at his home on the island of Orkney for four days in August. He arrived aboard Kirkwall'...
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3rd September.
Searched for a coble reported to be overdue, but which was in harbour.
—Rewards, £5 15s. Qd..