UP to the present all the motor life- boats in the Institution's fleet have been driven by petrol engines. The reason has been that, although the heavy oil used in Diesel engines is less inflammable than petrol, and the risk of fire much...
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The Tweenies join the crew Popular children's BBC TV programme, The Tweenies, was in Poole in August filming with Poole lifeboat crew. The character Judy (the green one in the picture!) went afloat on the station's Brede class...
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In connection with the photograph of the codfish collecting box at Whitby, which appeared on page 172 of the October issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, it has been pointed out that the photograph was taken by Mr. A. Greenwood, of York, and that the man...
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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL B. D. H. Clark, M.C., G.M., has been appointed organiz- ing secretary for Ireland. He has succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel G. W. Ross, R.M. (Retd.) who has held this post since the beginning of...
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Christmas is a time when many people choose to support the RNLI by buying cards and gifts from the charity – but what makes these purchases different?
You might be familiar with the RNLI's mail order catalogue, but did...
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As readers of The Life-Boat are aware, the Institution is always glad to receive sums for the provision not only of Lifeboats, but of the many indispensable accessories, which vary from a slipway, costing sometimes as much as, and more than,...
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THURSDAY, 11th April, 1895.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence,...
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MUDEFORD, Hampshire, was on of the first stations to take an inshore life-boat in 1963.
It was operated on an experimental basis during the summer of that year. The boat was withdrawn for the winter and then Iudeford was...
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L-R: Mark Bland. Mark Harding and Greg Morgan Photo: Jason Roberts, Liverpool Daily Post and Echo. - View image in PDF
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