Howard Richings continues his tour of the RNLI's lifeboat stations It's an ill wind that blows no good. 1998 certainly began in fine style if one was into windsurfing, whereas in January 1997 it would have required an icebreaker to...
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At Newquay, Cornwall, Jubilee Carnival members of the ladies' guild wore their new 'uniforms'—red pleated skirts, white polo sweaters and gloves, and navy blazers and hats trimmed with red, white and blue ribbon; they were... - View image in PDF
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Main picture - Lifeboats from all over the world on demonstration at sea during conference week: (front) Dutch Valentyn class lifeboat, Watersporr. (middle) Norway's Emmy Dyvi class, Bergen Kreds; and (back), Finland's Rescue Cruiser... - View image in PDF
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First slipway launching and recovery trials for the prototype 47ft Tyne class fast slipway lifeboat City of London were successfully completed at Selsey lifeboat station in the spring. Selsey's own 48ft (tin Oaklev lifeboat Charles Henry... - View image in PDF
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Moored together in Newlyn Harbour: the two 52ft Aruns given to the Institution by David Robinson—Mabel Alice, Penlee lifeboat, and Charles Brown, which recently went on station at Buckle. photograph by courtesy of John Corin. - View image in PDF
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Before, and after - the St Davids' Tyne class lifeboat Garside makes a splash after being named by HRH The Duke of Kent on 2 June 1989. - View image in PDF
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A Fine Northumbrian Rescue.
THE fierce gales which are experienced j on the Northumbrian coast from time to i time cause a large number of casualties, ! and the brave Life-boatmen at Holy i Island have a fine list of...
In the first twenty-one months of war life-boats have rescued 3816 lives.
They have rescued more lives in the twenty-one months of war than in the last ten years of peace. They have rescued 42 lives every week..
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(See page 437). - View image in PDF
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