June 23: Stornoway crew, with borrowed inflatable dinghy, ferry three men, stranded for 36 hours, from cliff foot to lifeboat. photograph by courtesy of 'Hebridean News Agency'. - View image in PDF
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Presented by President Cosgrave.
THE awards made by the Institution for the gallant efforts to discover the survivors of the Welsh trawler Cardigan Castle, which struck the rocks and sank in Clifden Bay, Connemara, on the...
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Short service iust 500 yards from station - but a surfer's life is saved Ashort but very difficult service by North Sunderland's D class inflatable lifeboat on 18 May 1996 undoubtedly saved the life of a surfer, and also led to the...
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Opposite top: The second tug attempts to tow the Green Lily (middle) away from danger.The Lerwick lifeboat is pictured to the right. - View image in PDF
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Representatives of overseas maritime authorities and li.esaving associations are always welcome at RNLI headquarters. Among recent visitors to Poole was Rear Commodore J. B. Pearson of North Queensland Squadron, Australian Volunteer Coast... - View image in PDF
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The women ofStaithes in their traditional bonnets manning the raffle stall during the harbour fete organised by Runswick and Staithes branch. Among the highlights were lifeboat displays and the weekend ended with a thanksgiving service. More... - View image in PDF
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EXMOUTH, DEVON.—A new Life-boat has been placed on this Station, in lieu of the old boat, and the gift by Mrs. JOSEPH SOMES of Annery House, North Devon, of 3,0001. to the Institution to defray the cost of a Life-boat and its permanent...
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LEGACIES play a great part in main- taining the Life-boat Service. All who wish to help in this way can include the following clause in their wills: / give and bequeath to the Royal National Life-boat Institution for the Preservation of Life...
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This, would you believe, is a sponsored walk. One hundred and sixty-five children from primary schools in St Andrews' turned out to walk a total of 1,686 miles round Craigtoun Park and raised the commendable sum of £1,500. Pupils... - View image in PDF
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Left. The Dutch have developed a 10.6m rigid inflatable which has been in service since October 1990. The Valentijn class is jet powered and steered by 'buckets' over the outlets. She has been designed specifically lor the shallow... - View image in PDF
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