Moelfre's Tyne class \ifeboatRobertand Violet was called out to the 27ft yacht Moulin Rouge on 12 July 1991. The yacht was in difficulties seven miles NE of Moelfre Island in rough seas and a SSW wind of Force 7 to...
SOME day I hope to be able to give a | full account of all the doings of the' members of the Staff who have been, and are, serving in arms in the struggle in which we are engaged. It will prove interesting reading, for men who had been...
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How confident are you in the water? Perhaps you are practically a fish, slipping into the surf with ease – or do you prefer to cling to the support of terra firma?
If you’re not an experienced sea user, our feature on page...
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Queensferry's Atlantic 21 lifeboat station is another which is easily found by reference to a famous structure, as clearly shown on the left! The station itself is at the very bottom of the photo, at the landward end of the pier to the... - View image in PDF
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Nick Botham Helmsman of Whitby's D Class inflatable during a service in heavy breaking seas to the yacht Cymba, for which he was awarded the Institution's Bronze medal.
Whitby's Waveney class lifeboat also took... - View image in PDF
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WE recently had to record the death of our late valued Chairman, Mr. WILSON, and now his old friend and coadjutor in the cause of humanity, Mr, PALMER, late Deputy- Chairman of the Royal Shipwreck Institution, and Inventor of the Life-boats...
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Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 219 Lord Saltoun, MC, by His Grace the Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the Committee of Management 220 XLVl Two Scottish Lifeboats capsize and right 220 4 /U Mountbatten of Burma 221 HRH The Duke of Kent...
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Dover, Kent.—At 6.35 in the even- ing of the 3rd of May, 1952, the police reported that six boys were trapped by the tide between Fan Bay and St.
Margaret's, and at 8.50 the life-boat Thomas Markby, on temporary duty at...
WHITBY No. 1 AND UPGANG, YORK- SHIRE.—The Life-boats at these Stations •which had done duty for many years have been replaced by new boats of the modern self-righting type. The Whitby No. 1 boat is named Robert and Mary Ellis, as was her...
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