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Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 528 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CBE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA...
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Lachinedoc, of Panama
OCTOBER 18TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
At 5.7 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that the naval authorities at Milford Haven had reported a four-masted steamer drifting towards the rocks. Her position was given...
Breeches Buoy for Man Overboard Practice
Breeches buoy for man overboard practice.. - View image in PDF
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Barrow to Poole: Log By Alec Moore Assistant Mechanic of Barrow Lifeboat Station
SEPTEMBER 1982 Extracts from the log of Acting Motor Mechanic ALEC MOORE of the delivery trip of the 46ft 9in Watson lifeboat Herbert Leigh at the end of her time as a station boat; she is now in the relief fleet. For the voyage the other...
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River Tay
NOVEMBER 30TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE.
At 1.30 in the morning, a telephone message came from Kyle that a vessel was ashore on the Morven Coast opposite Craignure. A strong north-west wind was blowing, with a heavy swell...
Barrow May 16 1987
British Nuclear Fuels Limited's (BNF1) marine terminal provided an ideal location for the naming ceremony of Barrow's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat, on a cool sunny day in May.
The new lifeboat James Bibby—dressed... - View image in PDF
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Shoreline and Storm Force
Membership survey LAST YEAR questionnaires were sent to 2,000 Shoreline members in a survey which aimed to find out more about membership to help future recruiting.
Over 1,000 completed forms were returned and analysed by...
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Skill and Gallantry In North Wales. The Silver Medal Awarded to Porthdinllaen
IT was the 8th of August in Porth- dinllaen. Mr. Jones and his two nephews had gone sailing in their small auxiliary yacht Waterbell; but when they did not return by half-past eight, Mrs. Jones became worried.
At 8.50 p.m....
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The Aluminium Superstructure Goes Aboard
The aluminium superstructure goes aboard.. - View image in PDF
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Nicola Dawn
Margate, Kent. At 12.44 early on the morning of the 23rd December, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen in the Gore channel. This was confirmed later, and the position was given as four miles...