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Princess Manna, Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, has presented a signed photograph of herself to Mrs. B. A. Holding, of Learning- ton, who became honorary...
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The dramatic moment as Coxswain Hewitt Clark brings Soldian alongside the sinking Boy Andrew to snatch the survivors to safety. The helicopter winchman is about to make his leap for the lifeboat in this photograph — he slipped and fell... - View image in PDF
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BODY FOUND AFTER SEARCH WITH HELICOPTER Weymouth, Dorset. At 12.55 on the afternoon of the 10th March, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man and a girl were stranded on some rocks below the cliffs at Lulworth Cove....
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During the afternoon the local motor fishing coble Sheila became overdue. A northwesterly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm, but it was thought advisable for the motor life-boat to...
The Scarborough 37-foot Oakley life-boat /. G. Groves of Sheffield whose coxswain recently wrote to Mr. R. A. Oakley, M.B.E., M.R.I.N.A.,the life-boat designer, who fast year retired from full-time service with the Institution, to tell him... - View image in PDF
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On the 21st February, the brig Phoebe, of Scarborough, was stranded on a sand-bank near Covehithe, on this coast, during stormy weather. The Southwold large life-boat went oft', put 5 of her crew on board the vessel, and assisted in...
A contrast in conditions for Lerwick's Severn class Michael and Jane Vernon. The main photo shows her on trials before going on station while the inset shows her alongside Green Lily in Force 11 winds. The service won her coxswain Hewitt... - View image in PDF
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The BT Global Challenge got off to a somewhat choppy start in Southampton on 29 September 1996.
Toshiba Wave Warrior can be seen in the centre of the above photograph accompanied by Calshot's Brede class lifeboat,... - View image in PDF
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Rye Harbour's Keith, Terry and Rosemary with club members on the lifeboat office steps Photo Mary Lestocq. - View image in PDF
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The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, jp, who opened Manchester Boat Show, meets David Jones, divisional organiser north west, at the RNLI stand.
With them are area organisers James Murray and Brian... - View image in PDF
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