Broken rudder THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Poole Lifeboat station was informed by Portland RHQ at 0750 on Tuesday, August 23 that a Dutch warship had reported a 25' yacht, Lucy, with a broken rudder 23 miles south of Anvil...
AUGUST 1993 Dermot Walsh, coxswain of Valentia lifeboat from 1969 to 1982. He joined the crew in 1949 and served as second coxswain from 1964 until his appointment as coxswain.
He was awarded a Silver medal in...
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At 6.10 a.m. on 17th September, 1967, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a small speedboat which had left Ramsgate harbour for Margate at 2.35 had not arrived at 6.33. As the life-boat was about to search for the boat a message...
Enthusiastic golfers in Wales raised £2,500 towards an inshore lifeboat at Flint.
Heavy showers were not enough to dampen the spirits of the 20 teams competing at Northop country park. The whole event, organised by... - View image in PDF
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Each year,thousands of remarkable people provide voluntary donations that enable theRNLIto carry out its work.Many have no direct connection with the sea or maritimehistory,but simply have responded to our call and the bravery of our...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain George Lamey, of Clovelly. He has been an officer of the life-boat for eighteen years, and coxswain for the past twelve years. In 1944 he was awarded the Institution's thanks on vellum for...
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RYE.—On the morning of the 14th January, the brig Allison, of Whitby, stranded near Jury's. Gap during a strong S.S.W. wind and heavy sea. The crew were then in no danger, and it was hoped that the vessel would get off with the rising...
PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 198 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 199 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 199 NORWEGIAN LIFE-BOAT ANNIVERSARY 2O2 GALWAY tIFE-BOAT MEETS ATLANTIC ROWERS 2O6 BROTHERS IN IRB SAVE THREE 208 LIGHTHOUSE MISSION 209 NEW WAYS OF RAISING MONEY 213...
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In rock cleft WHILE ON PASSAGE from Carrick Fergus to Portpatrick on Monday August 3, 1981, the 32ft motor sailer Maureen II suffered engine failure. She continued under sail but, trying to enter harbour, she ran into difficulties and was...
THE Life-boat crews of this district, extending from Palling to Southwold, both inclusive, are formed on a different system from any other of the stations of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
The men who man the...
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