A LIFE-BOAT museum was formally opened at Whitby on the 26th of July, 1958, by Lady Georgiana Starkey, daughter of Earl Howe, Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Institution. Whitby was the last station at which a pulling...
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On Sunday
4 December noon–4pm
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• Home-made crafts
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BOATING HOLIDAYS 'Tiny Purple' Cruise England's beautiful inland waterways.
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The Story of the Weston-Super- Mare Lifeboats The Story of the Eastbourne Lifeboats Written and published by Jeff Morris Two more in the series of detailed 'station history' booklets written and produced by Jeff Morris - with Dave...
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At 9.35 P.M. on the 9th January information was tele- phoned from the Coastguard at Re- culvers that a vessel was burning flares about three-quarters of a mile N.W.
from Reculvers. The vessel proved to be the barge...
At 3.52 p.m. on I3th July, 1967, a message was received indicating that the motor yacht J.G.4. had broken down about half a mile off Frinton and was taking in water fast. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, on temporary duty at the...
19th September.
Yacht signalled for help, which she got from a passing vessel.—Rewards, £21 3s..
Two of a set of Cavan Crystal Gaelic coffee (or wine) glasses. Each glass carries a different RNLI decoration. Price £3.50 from RNLI Dublin Office (10 Merrion Square), or from our shop at Bell Parade, Glebe Way, West Wickham, Kent... - View image in PDF
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While the fishing cobles were at sea on the 3rd May a strong wind sprang up from the S.E. Ail the boats managed to land in safety, however, with the exception of one named the Louisa, which had been delayed in hauling in her gear. As the...
For some time it has been the practice of apprentice training schools to build clinker boarding boats for the Institution to an RNLI design. It is a practice of mutual benefit because clinker is the most skilled form of boat building, and so... - View image in PDF
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