Hundreds of eager walkers took part in a 20-mile hike to raise funds for the lifeboat stations in North Kent. The hike, organised by the Medway branch, was started by lifeboatmen from Sheerness and the walkers tramped from Upnor Sailing Club... - View image in PDF
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The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, was held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's Square, on Thursday, the 17th day of March 1881. In the absence of His Grace THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O...
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(Below, right) . . . flattening out to a planing surface aft. The sponson, which gives the Medina her stability, is divided into watertight compartments by inner baffles.. - View image in PDF
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Inland support So far this financial year, land-locked Leominster branch in Herefordshire, has raised over £1,300 from the sale of souvenirs and gifts. Branch members regularly take their wares around shows and fairs, increasing sales... - View image in PDF
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Eastern Division Atlantic 21 escort IN HIS CAPACITY as harbour master, Helmsman Roger Trigg of Southwold lifeboat station heard at 1625 on Friday January 16 that MFV Concord, a 35ft 6in ex-Liverpool class lifeboat, had broken down...
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Congratulations to the RNLI volunteers and staff who were recognised in this year’s New Year
Honours, for their contribution to saving lives at sea. MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire):
Richard Spindler a...
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AS THE RNLI celebrates its 150th anniversary, it is appropriate to acknowledge the help it has given many lifesaving services throughout the world. This help has taken many forms, one of the most significant being in the area of coastal...
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Workington, Cumberland. At 11.20 on the morning of the 2nd October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a trawler was drifting a mile and a half off Working- ton. The life-boat Manchester and Salford XXIX left her...
A NEW PROTOTYPE launching tractor was placed on extended evaluation trials at Ffoylake lifeboat station on Tuesday April 12, 1983. This new tractor has been developed jointly by the Institution and M. A. Bigland (Preparations) Limited of...
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