Ex-Coxswain Patrick Sliney, of the Ballycotton, Co. Cork, life-boat, who won the R.N.L.I, gold medal for gallantry for one of the most famous services in life-boat history, died at the age of 87. Mr. Sliney was alsoawarded the silver and...
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Commander Alphonsus J. O'B. Twohig, K.M., M. Inst. T., A.R.I.N.A. died on 3ist July, 1967, at the age of 73. From February, 1951, to February, 1961, Commander Twohig was honourary treasurer of the Dublin branch of the R.N.L.I. He was...
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Ex-coxswain John Walters died on 2nd September, 1965, at the age of 66. A distinguished member of the life-boat service, he had served as coxswain of the Fowey life-boat for over twenty-five years. He was awarded the Institution's bronze...
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Captain Ramsay of Mar With regret we report the death of Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar MA FRICS DL, honorary life governor and vice convener of the Scottish lifeboat council 1965-1989, who died on 19 December...
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ILB Dash TWO TEENAGE girls brought word to Rhossili Coastguard Station, at 6 p.m.
on July 2, 1973, that four of their friends were stranded on Worms Head.
A member of the Coastguard drove straight to the...
Dover, Kent.-—On the afternoon of the 31st of July, 1949, the life-boat crew stood by, as a large number of boats were afloat in the har- bour and a south-westerly gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. They saw the yacht Foynes in danger...
BROADSTAIRS.—At 5 P.M., 12th March, the schooner Lion, of Goole, bound from Hull to the Isle of Wight, was observed driving before a heavy gale at north, with signals of distress flying. The signal guns of the station having failed to...
Ranugate, Kent.—During a strong S.S.W. gale on the 17th February the fishing-vessel Iris of Lowestoft, carrying a crew of three hands, stranded in Pegwell Bay. Information that the vessel was in danger reached Ramsgate at 11.45 A.M., and the...
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Chosen for reliability THE QUEEN'S AWARD TO INDUSTRY 1966 1967 The 70 ft boats for the RNLI are each fitted with two 7-inch alternators and control equipment screened and suppressed to comply with BS 1597/1963.
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