Two boaters stranded on a small pinnacle of rocks in choppy seas were glad to see Trearddur Bay’s B class lifeboat Dorothy Selina on 23 October.
Their boat had suffered engine failure, smashed against the rocks and...
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Among the many movements to which the philanthropic spirit of the age has given birth, few are entitled to a larger share of public sympathy and support than such as have for their object the well-being and im- provement of those classes...
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SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently provided a new sailing-boat of the improved Norfolk and Suffolk type for South wold, in the place of a boat stationed there many years since. It is 44 feet long and...
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The RNLI was left two extraordinarily generous gifts in Wills – £1M each – over the Winter.
Hugh and Molly Brown from Kinghorn (pictured) were longtime supporters of the RNLI. Their friend Charles Ritchie said: ‘Hugh...
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(It should be noted that in ordinary circumstances the mast would not be lying across the net, but the Coxswain was compelled to stow it, as both steamer and Life-boat were rolling heavily.) This is a reproduction of a painting by Mr....
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Small boat swamped ON MONDAY EVENING, AugUSt 18, 1975, the honorary secretary of Whitby lifeboat station was informed by Whitby Coastguard that a small boat which they had had under observation had been swamped a quarter of a mile to seaward...
Breaking up SOLENT COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Selsey lifeboat station at 2051 on Wednesday October 5, 1983, that red flares had been sighted close inshore off Selsey Bill and requested that the 15ft 6in D class inflatable...
Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...
The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Richard Lisle of Sunderland.
He has been coxswain of the Sunder- land life-boat since July 1949. For nearly three years before that he was second coxswain. Since his • appoint- ...
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This is not the start of the tall ships race but the excitement and competition felt at the start of the Pimlico Boat Race was comparable with it. Thirty-six 'boats' took part, each with a sponsored crew of four who raced their way... - View image in PDF
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