LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Galway Bay. At 2.30 on the afternoon of the 24th of January, 1961, the local medical officer told the honorary secre- tary that a patient was in need of treatment on Inishere Island and asked for the use of the life-boat to take him there....
Rnli News
Official visits The RNLI was host to several visitors in the early part of 1990, each with a different interest in the Institution and its work.
On 24 January Patrick McLoughlin MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State...
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Dinghies
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 2 p.m. on 25th June, 1967, news wasreceived that the local sailing club's rescue boats might not be able to cope if the sudden squall which had capsized 21 dinghies in the harbour got any worse.
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Mary Jane
About 8.15 P.M.
on the 8th September, the schooner Mary Jane, of Lancaster, made signals of distress. For two days she had been lying at anchor near Puffin Island in an unsuitable berth, and on the 8th the S.W. wind...
Wood Was for Hundreds of Years the Traditional Boat Building Material and a Well-Built
Wood was for hundreds of years the traditional boat building material and a well-built wooden craft is still a joy to look at. (Right) The hull of a 37ft din Rather, built of cold moulded wood, starts to take shape. The backbone structure of... - View image in PDF
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Rescue
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the following pages for more reports:
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7 LOOE | PAGE 14
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Golf Competition
IN 1933, for the third tune, an appeal was made to golf clubs to hold a com- petition in aid of the life-boat service.
In 1931 it was made to the principal clubs in Kent, Surrey and Sussex; in 1932 to the principal clubs in...
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Obituaries
Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths John Mathieson Girvan HMA and chairman Peggy Atkinson Llandudno ladies guild vice chairman Denis Vinehill Littlehampton crew member Bob Turnbull Medway vice chairman Stella Dumsday...
Category: Obituaries
One of the Attractions of Yeovil and District Branch's Stand at Yeovil Festival of Transport Was a Radio Controlled Model Waveney Lifeboat Built By John King Chairman of the Branch Visitors to The
One of the attractions of Yeovil and district branch's stand at Yeovil Festival of Transport was a radio controlled model Waveney lifeboat built by John King, chairman of the branch. Visitors to the show were invited to sink a saucer... - View image in PDF
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Fleetwood, Lancashire. At 10.55 on the morning of the 9th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of a report received from the police that a small boy was in the sea off Rossall Point. At 11.5 the life-boat Ann...