For 190 years the RNLI has faced the challenge of being ready for anything – whether it’s one person who needs our help, 30, or even 85 – as you will read in this magazine’s remarkable rescue stories.
To be ready for...
Category: Articles
The following Awards were made to Coxswains during April, May, June and July :— To THOMAS WILLIAM JONES, on his retire- ment, after serving 11 years as Coxswain of the Aberdovey Life-boat, and, previous to that, 29 years as Second Coxswain,...
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On the 30th December the Tynemouth No. 1 life-boat, the Constance, went off, through a tremendous sea, in consequence of distress signals being shown from a large vessel, which proved to be the ship Lady Carter, of Liverpool. The wind was...
Burnham-On-Crouch April 21 1987:. - View image in PDF
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New Brighton, Cheshire; Beaumaris, and Moelfre, Anglesey ; Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire ; and Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.
—25th February. Early in the morning the tanker Realf, of London, which was bound for Liverpool, in...
The British steamer Magdapur sunk by enemy action off' Aldeburgh, Suffolk, on September 10, 1939. It mix the first wartime service carried out by the RNLI. The photograph was taken by the then motor mechanic of the local... - View image in PDF
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Thursday, 26th June, 1930.
SIR GODFREY BARING, BT., in the Chair.
Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.
The Annie Ronald (of " Oak-...
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MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.—-The barque Erminia was driven past Workington in a W.N.W. gale on the 2nd August. The master was ashore, and was unable to get back to the vessel. She ultimately struck upon the banks and carried away her rudder,...
On the morning of the 27th September, a very gallant service was performed by the Institution's tubular Life-boat Willie and Arthur, stationed at New Brighton.
During the previous night a storm of unusual violence had...