JUNE 23RD. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A boat of the Air Sea Rescue Service had gone out to the help of an aeroplane which had come down in the sea, had caught fire herself and had been burnt out, but her crew were rescued by the examination...
(right) A model of the new lifeboat house and slipway at the end of Cromer pier - a project which will be the largest ever undertaken by the RNLI. Work commences shortly and should take some 15 to 18 months to... - View image in PDF
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News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 Rescues from around the country including a Bronze Medal and Vellum services Sepoy Rescue Anniversary 14 Philip Thouless looks back 65 years to when he witnessed the...
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The bronze medal for gallantry was awarded to Coxswain William Morris for the service on March 11 ofSt David's lifeboat, the 47ft Watson Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), to MFV 7.
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Split-second timing is needed with many manoeuvres, none more so than the emergency beaching procedure - the outboards must be raised at exactly the right moment. - View image in PDF
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(Left) The local lifeboat entry for the cavalcade which opened Alderney Week 1977. Mrs N. J. Allen leads the RNLI team in Alderney, which, with an island population of about 1,750, has contributed £4,340 to Guernsey branch funds over... - View image in PDF
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In the month of March the Whitburn life-boat was launched to the assistance of the crews of three fish- ing cobles, each with 3 men on board, which were caught in a strong easterly wind, a high surf running on the beach at the time.
Twenty-one West Sussex businessmen took part in a sponsored cycle ride from Littlehampton to Rustington and back in October, in aid of the R.N.L.I. The only unusual thing was that all were on one cycle, said to be the largest in the world,... - View image in PDF
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The garden of Mr Cliff Whitehead of Breaston, Nottingham, was opened to the public to raise funds for Long Eaton branch and 900 people took the opportunity of viewing the magnificent garden. Mr Whitehead, who is a well known flower arranger,... - View image in PDF
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