On the night of the 23rd of January, 1954, the Montrose, Angus, and the Aberdeen life-boats both went to the help of the fishing boat Poseidon, of Rothesay, whose engines had broken down. A south-easterly gale was blowing, and there was a...
MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—The tremendous gale which visited the coasts of the United Kingdom on the night of the 26th February blew for several days with great violence, and caused much destruction of property and jeopardized many lives. The...
On Easter Sunday the eight young ladies shown here, dressed in R.N.L.I.
jerseys and red mini-skirts, walked from Tower Bridge to Hyde Park Corner— a distance of 20 miles—circumnavigating the city and West End. Organisations... - View image in PDF
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The Nora Royds, built in 1887, which replaced the ill-fated Laura Janet at Lytham.. - View image in PDF
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(Above) Leeds appeal committee organised a charity greyhound meeting at Elland Road Stadium on May 6. Various firms in the city sponsored the eight races, to £100 each, and a very successful and enjoyable occasion yielded about... - View image in PDF
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THE Annilal Meeting of this Institution wag held at Willis's Rooms on the 31st May. His Grace the DUKE OF MABLBOROUGH, President of the Society, In the Chttjlr; there were also present ft large number of the friends find supporters of...
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Kilmore, Co. Wexford. At 8.45 on the morning of the 7th of January, 1958, the Irish Lights office at Dublin asked if the life-boat would launch to land the master of the Coningbeg lightvessel to enable him to attend the funeral of his...
Charting progress I recently finished reading the Spring 1994 issue of THE LIFEBOAT and am, as always, utterly amazed at the achievements of the Institution over the years.
The accounts of the lifeboat services in...
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The Humber, Yorkshire.—8th February, 1939. The- Greek steamer Katina Bulgaris, of Andros, had collided with the American steamer Meanticut and sank, but the Meanticut rescued her crew.—Permanent paid crew: Rewards, £l Os. 3d..
Extended Christmas WHEN the lifeboat on duty at Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, launched to a coaster at 4.15 a.m. on Christmas Day, 1972, she did not return to her station until 8.30 p.m. that evening, over 16 hours...