Overdue LATE ON THE EVENING of Thursday June 14, 1979, Fife Police informed Forth Coastguard that a flashing light was being investigated in Largo Bay and that a 9ft dinghy with three anglers on board had been reported...
Below (l-r): Phill Cummins, Ray Brown and Barry Chick. - View image in PDF
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The RNLI held its Annual Presentation of Awards in London’s Barbican on 14 May, with HRH The Duke of Kent as guest of honour in his 40th year as the charity’s President.
The Duke presented Lifeguards Chris Boundy and John...
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Tower is the RNLI’s busiest lifeboat station, and its crew were really in demand on 5 September, rescuing 106 people in 2 hours.
This large number of casualties were taking part in a popular race, in which dragon boats,...
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Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...
Eastbourne's D class inflatable comes ashore after another service later in the year. On the night that Ian Stringer won his Silver Medal it was pitch black, there was a 6ft sea, the lifeboat's port sponson was holed and she was full... - View image in PDF
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Logwatch, a new electronic navigational instrument made by the marine equipment division of R. P. Jeffers and Company, has recently been evaluated by the RNLI design department. It is an electronic digital log with an integral chronometer...
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(Left) The reports and accounts of the year's work are submitted to the Governors of the Institution for adoption at the annual general meeting, after which medals for gallantry are presented.. - View image in PDF
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NEWSPOINT One only has to look at the names of the RNLI's lifeboat's to realise that a large percentage of them, indeed perhaps the majority, have been funded by legacies and bear the name of the donor or a close...
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Dedication of D class 1LB Gwynaeth: Miss Milburn with the ILB crew; Senior Helmsman Michael Coates on right. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Tindale's. - View image in PDF
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