52' Arun class lifeboat (beam 17') is self-righting. First three boats built of cold moulded wood; later ones will be of grp. Twin Caterpillar marine diesel engines, each developing 460 bhp, give speed of about 19 knots.
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Rescue in the surf SILVER MEDAL A CALL CAME THROUGH to Tyne Tees Coastguard at 0101 on the morning of Saturday April 15, 1986, that a disabled fishing vessel, the 60ft La Morlaye, with three men on board, was in danger of going aground just...
THE Thirty-second Annual Meeting of this philanthropic Institution, which is supported entirely by voluntary contributions to assist destitute persons cast away upon our coasts, was held on the 26th May last at the Mansion House, the Right...
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Conlticl! Dave Richardson (left) radio ham and crew member of Clecthorpes inshore lifeboat, makes contact with Tel-Aviv, a contact that's worth £20 from one sponsor alone, during a 24-hour sponsored amateur radio event held at... - View image in PDF
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Portrush Mechanic Anthony Chambers is to be awarded the RNLI’s Bronze Medal for Gallantry, for his part in saving the lives of two boys who got trapped in a cave with the tide rising.
Anthony risked his life swimming in...
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Jump from pier SOUTHEND STATION MECHANIC, Robert Chalk, was walking with two friends, Frederick Robinson (ILB crew) and Bernard Barton, near the lifeboathouse on Southend Pier at 0900 on Monday, November 25, 1974, when, looking into the sea...
The weather couldn't have been more perfect when the Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes opened its doors to the public on 31 July and 1 August! The Open Days, celebrating the ILC's 25th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the Atlantic...
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Ma/don Mud Run Society raise money for charity by competitive running through the mud and sill of the River Blackwater at low tide around Christmas time each year. Following the last Christmas run, the Mayor of Maldon, on the society's... - View image in PDF
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The Story of a Whitby Rescue.
[The following story of a family's gratitude to the Life-boat Service appeared in the " Yorkshire Evening Post " on 5th September last, from the paper's special...
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Celebrity Ronnie Corbett was the guest of honour at North Sunderland's lifeboat fete, held on 25 August.
It proved to be a record fundraising day for the hard working local ladies lifeboat guild who were supported by... - View image in PDF
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