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To WALTER FAIRBAIN, on his retirement, after serving for 34J years as Coxswain of the Dunbar and Skateraw Life-boats, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension.

To WTLLIAM H. MARTIN, on his retirement, after...

News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Why YOU should go Offshore Mike Floyd on why everyone who uses the sea should become an Offshore member - the latest membership grade At the Sharp End Lifeboat services which resulted in...

Hastings crew were out on service in reserve lifeboat Jane Hay on September 27, 1974. In a force 10 wind they rescued three men from FV Simon Peter; Jane Hay is seen here returning to the shelter of the harbour arm with the men... - View image in PDF

THE steam-ship, Austria, of 2,500 tons, one of the Hamburg line of screw steam-packets, running between that place and New York, sailed from Southampton on the 4th Sept.

last for New York. Her passengers numbered 425, and...

OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. (,'fliejigurei refer to the numbers nf the Life~bo&tt detailed an the ten preceding Pages.) A. F. H., 134, Cyclist Life-boat Fund, 23. Homan, E. Esq., 118. Popham, Mrs., the laM, 224....

Feature: Rapid response 2 The RNLI's flood relief work at home and abroad News 7 Including the latest on the new Tamar class Books 12 Including a fitting tribute to the late Helen Tew Feature: 'Gallant rescue by ladies' 14...

Ballycotton, Co. Cork.—-At 1.20 P.M.

on the 30th July, 1939, a man reported to the life-boat coxswain that the motor fishing boat Point Girl, of Ballycotton, which was out with anglers, was flying a distress signal about...

READERS of The Lifeboat know that oil has on various occasions been used with great effect in calming the rough water round a shipwrecked vessel. A paper on its value was read by the Chief Inspector of Life-boats at the International...