Journey's end: A team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four, all from 414 Tank Transporter Unit of the Royal Corps of Transport stationed near Salisbury, completed a marathon run along the Welsh coast from Cardiff to Flint in... - View image in PDF
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Men and women around the coast give up their time to train for and carry out lifeboat launches A Silver Medal-winning rescue by Cteethorpes and Number was featured in the autumn 2004 issue of the Lifeboat. As with many, the Cleethorpes crew...
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At 8 P.M. on the 25th March it was reported that the Bull Light-vessel was firing rockets, and in response the crew of the Life- boat were assembled, and the boat proceeded to her. On arrival it was found that a collision had occurred be-...
Helmsman Donald Jones (right) has been awarded a bronze medal and Crew Member Paul Frost a medal service certificate for the rescue, in a force 7 gusting 9 wind, of two boys cut off by the tide. photograph by courtesy of Philip... - View image in PDF
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The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity, gratuity or...
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Pictured above is Coxswain Malcolm Gray of St Davids lifeboat with his youngest crew member/daughter, Gillian, following the rescue of a fishing vessel last May.
There are a number of crews who consist of more than one... - View image in PDF
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IN SINKING CONDITION At 12.25 P-m- on 26th April, 1965, the coxswain, who was off duty on sick leave, informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser was burning red flares two miles south-east of Dungeness. There was a moderate...
Finishing touches being made to the exhibits at Cove and Kilcreggan branch flower show. It is an annual event and is growing in popularity and size all the time. Last year's show, which was opened by the Reverend C. K. O. Spence,... - View image in PDF
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A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...