SOUTH BANK, LONDON, TUESDAY MAY 22 AN OUTSTANDING DAY: THE CROWN OF A MEMORABLE YEAR LIFEBOAT PEOPLE from all parts of Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, and, indeed, from many other parts of the world, came to the Royal Festival...
Category: Meetings
Four and a^dog cut off by the tide R,ichard Jenkins of Borth lifeboat has also received a letter of Ithanks from the RNLI's Chairman for his leadership and seamanship skills after he had taken the station's D class onto a beach in...
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town. Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 21st day of April, 1894, His GRACE THE DUKE or WESTMINSTER, K.G., in the Chair, the...
Category: Annual Reports
St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At mid- night on the 3rd of August, 1959, a message was received from the signal station that a motor boat with four people and a dog aboard was overdue from a pleasure cruise. At 1.15 a flare was seen by the signal...
The internal combustion petrol engine was first used to convert sailing and pulling lifeboats to motor. One of the first purposedesigned motor lifeboats was John A. Hay. a 42ft self-righter built in 1908 and stationed at Stromness. She was... - View image in PDF
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READERS WILL FIND below suggested clauses covering bequests to the Royal National Life-boat Institution which may be of assistance to their solicitors in preparing their wills, should they decide to remember the Institution in this...
Category: Donations
RNLI Clinical Operations Manager Paul Savage, who developed a pioneering casualty care course for lifesavers, was one of four of our people recognised in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
Paul (pictured above) – who...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat station histories The History of the Sheerness Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author at £2.50 This, the latest of the author's comprehensive booklets on RNLI stations, was published in late 1996 when Sheerness...
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Life-Boat Stands By During Helicopter Rescue of Man Injured By Falling Over Cliff While Trying To Save A Boy. - View image in PDF
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Ll'.-Commander Harold Harvey, divisional inspector: 'the responsibility of an admiral and the authority of a midshipman'.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs