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The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
THE beautiful obverse of this medal, executed by the late L. C. WYOIT, Esq., represents the bust of QUEEN VICTORIA, Her Majesty's locks gracefully waving and gathered in a...
Category: Medals
George and Martha, and Mizpah (1)
Newbiggin, and Blytb, Northumberland, —At about 10.50 A.M. on the 24th January, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had been reported in difficulties off Old Hartley Bay and a little later that she was off Seaton Sluice Point...
People and Places
TV stars draw record breaking lottery Joan Hooley (Josie from EastEnders) and George Sewell (Matt Drayton in The Detectives) drew the winning tickets for the most successful Lifeboat Lottery ever on 26 January. The 92nd draw beat all...
Category: Articles
The Medal of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
FOR THE PRESERVATION OP LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Obverse.—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, "L. C. Wyon.'r Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in 1824.<...
Category: Medals
Fig 2: Even a Child's Hollow Ball Acting As a Buoyant Scupper Valve Will In Time Make Its Impression on Steel
Fig. 2: Even a child's hollow ball, acting as a buoyant scupper valve, will, in time, make its impression on steel.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Right) Hrh Princess Michael of Kent Receives a Bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball Last November It Is the First Time Prince and Princes
(Right) HRH Princess Michael of Kent receives a bouquet from Arabella Romilly at the Lifeboat and Mermaid Ball last November. It is the first time Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have attended the ball, which is held at the Dorchester... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Stamps
WHETHER THEY DROP on to the doormat with a welcome letter, or arrive on the office desk with the next urgent problem, special issues of stamps make a cheerful start to any day.
The sea is a good and popular subject and in...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter from Page Iii
Notes of the Quarter from page III Elmy put out to the help of a fishing boat. The fishing boat's crew were taken aboard the lifeboat, but as she was returning to harbour the lifeboat capsized with the loss of the whole lifeboat crew and...
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Lifeboat Services continued from page 262
continued from page 262 at once to administer the kiss of life to the unconcious man. He was successfully revived and as the ambulance had arrived at Llangranog, the coxswain decided to beach the fishing vessel there. The man was taken...
Category: Services
Lifeboats and Lifeguards In Action
Brothers and stations uniteWhen Red Bay lifeboat crew were paged, there was no immediate threat to life for the couple on the yacht, Chtoe. Yet at Red Bay station brothers Tom and Paddy McLaughlin remember thinking: 'It was blowing a...
Category: Services