Derek Scott, BEM, coxswain of The Mumbles lifeboat, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the rescue in his own dinghy of two men on December 22, 1981. Coxswain Scott already holds three medals for gallantry... - View image in PDF
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Royal Marines Band Recordings for the RNIJ A special relationship has been established between the Royal Marines and the RNLI following tlie commissioning, and composition by Trevor Browne, a Royal Marine, of the "Lifeboatmen". the...
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Twenty-five years' service: Commander Bruce Cairns, RD, RNR, retired as chief of operations at the end of 1986. He joined the lifeboat service as a district inspector of lifeboats in 1961 and served in the Irish, South East and Southern... - View image in PDF
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TOW FOR CABIN CRUISER At 7.5 a.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the cabin cruiser Phyllis was adrift about four miles south-south-east of North Goodwin lightvessel. There was a rough sea with a...
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(Above) Four Scouts, one each from Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the framed photograph of The Scout which they had received from Captain Kirk, and (above right) Robert Maiden, son of the coxswain, presents to Her... - View image in PDF
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Fig. 3: Buoyancy air cases, each shaped to fit and marked with its position, are taken out when opening up the hull for examination at partial and complete survey . . .. - View image in PDF
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LAUNCH WAS OVERDUE At 5.45 a.m. on 3rd September, 1964, the harbour office told the honorary secretary that a motor launch had left Dublin for Dun Laoghaire at midday and had not yet arrived. There was thick fog at the time with light airs...
Other Launches on the Night of the 28th.
On the opposite side of Anglesey to Moelfre and Beaumaris. the two Holyhead Life-boats were also out for the greater part of the night, the Steam Life-boat being launched twice, the...
WINTER 2017 RESULTS
Congratulations to Mrs DM Elvin from Oxfordshire who won our first prize of £5,000 cash.
OUR OTHER WINNERS WERE:
2ND PRIZE: £2,000
Mrs PA Andrew,...
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