A day rarely goes past without a lifeboat crew member having to skip a meal as they answer the call for help. So, this October, we’re asking you to host your own dinner party in support of our lifesavers: a fundraising fish...
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Kent.—27th March. Two vessels collided in thick weather, but were able to go on their way.—Re- wards, £32 18*. 6d..
Margate, Kent.—At 6.52 in the morning of the 16th of April, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a French fishing vessel had anchored about halfa mile east-north-east of the Tongue Lightvessel and was flying a flag at half mast. A later...
Honorary Life-Governor Mrs. W. D. Gale has been appointed an honorary life-governor of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help she has given to the life-boat service as honorary secretary of the West Cowes ladies' life-boat...
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BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT THE MUMBLES JANUARY 20TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. Just beforeseven o’clock in the morning signals of distress in Swansea Bay could be seen from The Mumbles, and the motor life-boat Edward Prince of Wales was...
LONDON SHIP IN DISTRESS OFF NORFOLK Wells, Norfolk.—At 7.45 in the even- ing of February 8th, 1947, the coast- guard reported that a ship had been seen, anchored, about two and a half miles north-east of the harbour, and might need the...
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.-—At 3.15 in the morning of the 28th of January, 1949, the coastguard telephoned that the motor ship Hervor Eratt, of Gothen- burg, of 1500 tons, bound for Sweden with coke, had reported that she was ashore at...
The Queen, accompanied by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I-, Commander F. R. H. Swarm, O.B.E., R.N.V.R. (right), and Mr. C. G. Rickett, president of the Leander Club, Henley, disembarking from The Royal British Legion Jubilee at Henley on 17th... - View image in PDF
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Atlantic clear of the water twice in race to man in waterA service by New Brighton's Atlantic 21 on 5 March 1995 to a man in the water has led to the a ward of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum to Helmsman Michael Jones....