No 5 Pattern Kapok Belt: The Standard Belt of the Institution. - View image in PDF
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Members of the Sunderland Crew at The Life-Boat Naming Ceremony In July 1963. - View image in PDF
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Cromer, Norfolk.—About 10.45 on the morning of the 28th of September, 1955, the coastguard telephoned that a message had been received from the Humber radio station that the S.S.
Moorwood, of London, had asked if the...
JANUARY 30TH. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS. At 1.45 P.M. the Carnoustie coastguard reported a vessel ashore on the Abertay Sands, and ten minutes later the motor life-boat Mona was launched. A strong gale was blowing from the south-east, with a...
AT the personal request of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Sutherland has accepted the Presidency of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in succession to the Marchioness of Carisbrooke, and she inaugurated her Presidency by issuing an...
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Scene of the Annual Life-boat Service. - View image in PDF
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Showing the flag: after swimming 100 lengths of his local swimming bath in Ihr 37mins Ken Wielding of the Urmston branch raised £921.60 in sponsorship. Ken approached local firms and friends for support of this effort which is only the... - View image in PDF
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A gold medal for conspicuous gallantry: Second Coxswain Keith Bower of Torbay with the crew who sailed with him in storm force winds on Monday December 6, 1976, to the rescue of the crew of MV Lyrma. (/. to r.) Crew Member John Dew, Second... - View image in PDF
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Lowestoft, Suffolk.—About noon on the 12th of May, 1951, the coastguard reported that the S.S. Kentwood, of London, lying off Gorton lightvessel, had asked if the life-boat could take a doctor to her to attend a sick man. At 12.45 in the...
The s.s. Earl ford, of Glasgow, was observed in distress about three miles from Moelfre Life- boat Station on the 16th January, and the Life-boat Charles and Eliza Laura was promptly launched to her assistance.
On reaching...