November 1996 Colonel Kenneth L. C. Wright MBE TD, former chairman of the Portishead branch. Ken joined the branch in March 1976, serving as chairman until October 1976 but remained an active member of the committee until his death. He was...
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JULY 24TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported to have come down in the sea. Another aeroplane and a motor boat joined the life-boat in the search, but nothing could be found and no aeroplane was reported as being missing. -...
EMOV5 II! WORK On the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Inshore Rescue Boats Evinrude motors have to work hard.
Have to be ready for action all the time, reliable, powerful. And they always are. Every Evinrude is...
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Salcombe's Tyne class, The Baltic Exchange II, searches for survivors from the cruiser.. - View image in PDF
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By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
This present number of The Life-Boat, the 280th, is the last but one which will be published in the first century of the Institution's history. When the text...
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FOUR SERVICES IN SEVENTEEN HOURS Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 2.30 in the afternoon of the 23rd of April, 1947, a resident of Leigh telephoned that a fishing boat was ashore at Marsh End, off Leigh. A strong south-south-west gale was blowing,...
21st September. A fishing boat was out in bad weather, and a search was made for her, but in the meantime she had made harbour.—Rewards, £2 16s..
7th June. A trawler, with her halyards and gear loose in the rigging, was believed to be in distress, but was found not to need help.—Rewards, £6 7s. 6d..
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—19th August. A motor launch had been reported in difficulties, but a steamer took her in tow.—Rewards, £4 19s..
SEPT. 26TH. - SUNDERLAND, CO. DURHAM.
A fishing coble had been reported in distress, but a pilot cutter took her in tow.- Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..