(from page 47) east, near gale force 7, the sea moderate; visibility was good.
The honorary medical adviser could not embark as he was already at an emergency, but the injured man had been tended by a member of La Quintals...
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THURSDAY, 1st September, 1881.
Sir EDWARD PERROTT, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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37' 6" Rather class lifeboat, a development of the 37' Oakley redesigned so that self-righting potential is derived entirely from hull form. Volume of superstructure is substantially increased to give buoyancy necessary to right... - View image in PDF
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Thursday, 21st February, 1924.
The Hon. GEORGE COLVILLE in the Chair Decided to dose the Eastbourne No. 1 Life boat Station.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. Mr....
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FENIT (TRALEE BAY).—On the evening of the 24th April the schooner Giles Lang, of St. Ives, bound from Galway for Cardiff, laden with hay, which had put into Fenit from stress of weather, dragged her anchor and sent up signals of distress;...
Coxswain Rodney Terry of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. He first joined the lifeboat crew in 1965, became second coxswain in 1984 and coxswain in 1985. In his working life he is a foreman stevedore, responsible for supervising the loading... - View image in PDF
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LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 15 pride in the past: inspiration for the future THE 1984 ANNUAL MEETINGS of the RNLI at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Tuesday May 15, will long be remembered by all who attended. The afternoon presentation of...
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Aberdovey, Gwynedd June 3, 26, 27, July 10, 11, 17, August 3, 10 (twice), 16, 17, 20, 27 and 29.
Abersoch, Gwynedd June 1,13, 30, July 21,28, August 19 (twice), 20, 27 (twice) and 28.
Aberystwth, Dyfed...
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Thursday, 3rd December, 1863. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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A. R. Pari Huws is researching the history of the 32ft Surf Lifeboat class (see letter above) and is particularly interested in details of the unusual Hotchkiss Internal Cone propulsion system used on many of the class.
The... - View image in PDF
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