THE number of valuable lives lost every year by drowning is a fact not sufficiently realised, or it would certainly receive greater attention than it at present ap- pears to do.
During every summer, distressing ac- counts...
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Jess (18) studies forensic science at college and is Rhyl's first female crew member. She has been a probationer since November 2004. - View image in PDF
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Ulster rugby stars Andy Ward and Tyrone Howe (pictured above) helped tee-off the launch of ntl's Pro-Am golf tournament on 18 May at Dunmurry Golf Club in North Down.. - View image in PDF
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—On the 29th of July, 1956, the yacht Nellie was moored alongside Rosslare Pier and was being severely buffeted. The owner decided to make passage to Wexford. Fortunately the life-boat crew kept the yacht under...
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 7.10 on the evening of the 8th of April, 1957, the honorary secretary received a telephone message from the Air Sea Rescue Unit at Tayport saying the poliee had asked the unit to send a motor launch to a position...
THE MASTER of the tug Superman asked Wells Coastguard for lifeboat assistance at 0450 on October 21, 1973; she was towing an ex-Admiralty MFV, Pilgrim, which, with two people on board, was in danger of breaking up; their position was...
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The Editor acknowledges most gratefully the active and valuable co-operation which the Life-boat cause has received from the head teachers and staffs of schools throughout the country, and would appeal for further help in the work of...
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Where would the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION be without its Branches, of which there are nearly 400 spread over England, Scotland and Ireland! The Committee of Management of the Institution, as stated by them in their annual reports...
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