His GRACE THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, E.G., IN THE CHAIR.
Moved by His Grace The DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, KG.
Seconded by The Eight Hon.
The EARL SPENCER, E.G., First Lord of the...
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A second attempt a fortnight later began with a favourable light wind and ended in thick fog when the crew could barely see the length of the boat. 'All kinds of ghostly shapes and spectral ships, all manner of imaginary noises and...
Category: Committee
IN October of last year a supplement to The Life-boat was published, written by Sir John Gumming, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., a vice-president of the Institution. The supplement, under the title of " Liter- ature of the Life-boat," gave an...
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Worthing's Mayor Trying Out The Town's Inshore Rescue Boat Hauls Aboard Mr A Gamble Local Branch Secretary. - View image in PDF
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(Right) Borth: ILB Crew Member Anna Hubbard out on exercise with Crew Member leuan Griffiths and Helmsman Ronnie Davies.. - View image in PDF
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Football clubs by foot John Pope, committee member of the Rushden branch, completed a sponsored walk in August, raising £411 for lifeboat coffers.
He walked 26 miles from Peterborough United football club to Rushden... - View image in PDF
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The motor life- boat Alfred and Clara Heath was launched at 6.45 P.M. on the llth February, as information had been received that a vessel was aground between Start Point and Hallsands.
A light S.E. wind was blowing, and...
Humber, Yorkshire.—Shortly before midnight on the 19th March, 1938, the motor vessel Confid, of Rotterdam, bound laden from Plymouth for Middlesbrough, ran aground on the Inner Binks. A moderate south-westerly breeze was blowing, with a...
The Motor Life-boat Lady Harrison was launched at 2 A.M. on the 21st December, as information had been received from the Coastguard that the steam trawler Velia, of Fleet wood, had stranded about two miles south of the Point of...
The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...
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