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The Isle of Man Revisited
The RNLI's Assistant PRO Robin Sharp visited the Isle of Man, the Institution's 'ancestral home' and examined how the island's lifeboat service is being adapted to the new generation of lifeboats… At could be said that...
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Adams of the Goodwin Sands
" Bill" Adams of the Goodwins died at Deal in 1926. The tempestuous weather round our coasts which heralded 1930 has spoken loudly to us of him and of his dauntless successors.
I WILL ADAMS of the Goodwin Sands !...
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WINDOWS INTO THE PAST
A stunning collection of glass plate negatives brings the RNLI’s lifesaving history into a new light
The RNLI’s Heritage Team are always on the look-out for artefacts and materials that document the lifesaving work of the...
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Notes of the Quarter
THE FOURTEENTH International Lifeboat Conference was formally opened by HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden on June 5 in Gothenburg. More than 50 papers on subjects of mutual interest were presented to delegates from 24 lifeboat societies from all...
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The Women of Staithes In Their Traditional Bonnets Manning the Raffle Stall During the Harbour Fete Organised By Runswick and Staithes Branch Among the Highlights W
The women ofStaithes in their traditional bonnets manning the raffle stall during the harbour fete organised by Runswick and Staithes branch. Among the highlights were lifeboat displays and the weekend ended with a thanksgiving service. More... - View image in PDF
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The Life-Belt Used By the Crews of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's lifebelt are— 1. Sufficient extra bouyanoy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
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Notes of the Quarter
THE LOSS of Penlee lifeboat and her crew stunned people throughout Great Britain and Ireland and thousands of messages of sympathy from many parts of the world were received by the bereaved families. Before she was lost, the lifeboat Solomon...
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Inga Tholstrup Aground on the Left With Attendant Tug and Sister Ship Elisabet Tholstrup During the Unloading of Her Cargo of Gas Photograph By Courtesy of Michae
Inga Tholstrup aground on the left with attendant tug and sister ship Elisabet Tholstrup during the unloading of her cargo of gas. photograph by courtesy of Michael Welch. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Freemasons' Albert Edward Life-Boat
IT will be remembered that at a special meeting of Grand Lodge, held more than a year ago, it was decided that the sum of 4,000?. should be voted to the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION, for the purpose of founding two Life-boat Stations...
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