ONE of the most remarkable family records in the history of the Life-boat Service is that of the Aindows of Formby, in Lancashire, who for nearly 60 years provided the greater part of the Crew of the Life-boat at Formby, a very isolated...
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Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 14 November 1988, show that so far in 1988: The RNLI's lifeboats had been launched 3,387 times (an average of more than 9 launches a day) More than 1,099 lives had been saved (an average of...
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The Hartland (Devon) life-saving apparatus company has been awarded the Minister of Transport's shield for the best wreck service for the year 1962- 1963. The award has been made for the rescue of the crew of seven of the Royal Fleet...
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The death of the Duke of Kent in an air accident on August 2jth. is a very great loss to the life-boat service. Of all the members of the Royal Family who have been associated with it since its foundation none has taken a more generous and...
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JANUARY 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVONSHIRE.
Shortly after two in the afternoon the resident naval officer reported that owing to the north-north-west gale, which was blowing, small motor boats were unable to maintain communication...
To THOMAS WATSON, on his retirement, after serving for 2J years as second coxswain, 19 years as bowman and 13 years as a member of the crew of the Cromarty life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service and an...
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BIDEFORD.—A new life-boat 34 feet long, and fitted to row either with six oars singlebanked, or twelve short oars double-banked, has been placed at Appledore, near Bideford, in lieu of a smaller one previously there. The cost of the boat was...
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THE OPPORTUNITY to visit overseas lifeboat organisations is usually limited to the four-yearly International Lifeboat Conference; to be invited, and spon-' sored privately, to spend a week in the United States for what was to prove a...
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Lifeboat Services June and July, 1987 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire D class inflatable: June 24 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21 :} Ay 20 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: July 20 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: July 5 and 31 Aith, Shetland 52ft...
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A welcome that leaves other es in our wake A PASSION FOR BOATING Hilton To book any of the Hilton Boat Show Packages call Hilton Special Events on 08705 201201 and quote 'London Boat Show'. Lines are open from 8am to 11pm on Monday...
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