FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE.—A life-boat station has been recently formed at Fleetwood in connection with the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. A life-boat, on Mr. PEAKE'S plan, as adopted by the Institution, 30 ft. long, rowing six oars,...
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BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE of WALES, K.G.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES
H.R.H. THE DUKE of EDINBURGH,...
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REDCAR.—On the 25th September at 10 • 30P.M., the schooner Psyche of Swansea went ashore on the rocks off Kedcar, and the Life-boat Burton-on-Trent was launched to her assistance. Hear-Admiral KOBERTSON, Assistant Inspector of Lifeboats to...
French trawler THE FRENCH TRAWLER Floralie, 30 miles off Trevose Head on a bearing of 287°, reported in the early hours of Friday October 17, 1980, that she had a serious leak and needed immediate assistance. HMS Pollington, 40 miles...
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GILES' QUAY, DUNDALK.—The schooner Velocity, of and from Carnarvon, bound for Dundalk, laden with slates, while endeavouring to enter her port of destination, a whole gale of wind blowing from the S., accompanied by a heavy sea and thick...
Penlee's new 52ft Arun lifeboat Mabel Alice off Mousehole on her way to lake up station in ewl -n Harbour. photograph by courtesy of The Times. - View image in PDF
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By Commander Edward D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Chijf Inipsctor of Life-boats.
UNTIL 1921 Motor Life-boats could only | be placed at Stations where it was possible to build a Launching Slipway, or where the boat could...
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The RNLI and the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund both received cheques for £475 in March as the result of a fire engine pull from Cheltenham to Tewksbury. The event saw Cheltenham branch members, together with local fire fighters... - View image in PDF
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Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. — On the night of the 10th February members of the Civic Guard from Waterford brought news that the s.s.
Baron Graham, of Ardrossan, was in distress about eight miles off the Waterford coast. A...