The prototype 14m Fast Afloat Boat (FAB 4) is at present being fitted out at William Osborne's yard in Littlehampton. See page 90 for details of the 17m FAB 3, now afloat for trials.. - View image in PDF
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'One man who undoubtedly owes his life to the fitting of a light on his lifejacket was Coxswain H'illiiim Carter, who was washed overboard in November, 1966, when the Teesmouth lifeboat was launched in a gale gust ing to 90... - View image in PDF
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Amanda and Polly Ann Ball and their friends won first prize in the fancy dress competition at the Greater London Horse Show last year. They sent £2 of their prize money to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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Surf is a way of life on the North Cornwall coast - Blue Peter IV is seen (below) launching on exercise through seas very much smaller than those encountered in the Vellumwinning service From the survivor's point of view… The RNLI's... - View image in PDF
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ITS PAYMENTS AT A GLANCE How each £100 of the Institution's Payments was made in 1957 £ s. d.
30 2 5 —" —- New Construction.
34 19 5 mam m m*~ —m Maintenance of Lifeboats and...
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(Left) The fishing vessel Fidelity lies awash with Buckie's Arun class lifeboat Charles Brown visible behind her. - View image in PDF
Photo Tom Sankey. - View image in PDF
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DURING March, 1948, life-boats went out on service 30 times and rescued 10 lives.
AGROUND IN FOG Troon, Ayrshire.—There was a fog in the morning of the 4th of March, 1948, and at 10.30 a fisherman of Ayr telephoned that a...
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(Left) A knot board for HQ museum, Poole, presented to Captain Nigel Dixon (I.) by Arthur Hull comes with the goodwill of everyone at ATV Network Studios, Boreham Wood. The knots were made by Tom Riley, a security officer, the frame by Peter... - View image in PDF
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MFV 'Southern Scott, stranded on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of Peel Harbour, Isle of Man, in the early hours of March 29, was by morning being driven further aground by north west gale force winds and pounded by heavy... - View image in PDF
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With seas breaking heavily across Johnno crew member Mike Judge can be seen aboard the casualty as Whitstable's Atlantic sheers away with one of the survivors aboard. - View image in PDF
Photo Kent Messenger. - View image in PDF
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