St Helier: (right) The crew of the 44ft Waveney lifeboat Thomas James King for the service on September 3, 1983, to the French yacht Cythara: (I to r) Crew Members William Hibbs and John Gray, Coxswain Michael Berry, who was awarded a bar to... - View image in PDF
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(Below) Hubert Petit, coxswain of St Peter Port from 1948 to 1964, was awarded both the KNLI's gold medal and the gold medal of the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution for the service to Johan Collett in 1963. With deep regret we announce his... - View image in PDF
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Tramore lifeboat seen earlier in less arduous conditions. - View image in PDF
Photo: Rick Tomlinson. - View image in PDF
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On 20 August 1989 the pleasure cruiser Marchioness and dredger Bowbelle collided on London's River Thames beneath Southwark Bridge. The accident, which cost the lives of 51 people, led to demands for a fundamental review of emergency...
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Pictured here, the production prototype of the RNLI's proposed fast carriage-launched lifeboat is currently undergoing extensive technical and operational trials, as part of its continuing evaluation. It is anticipated that the trials... - View image in PDF
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When two teens were swept into a rough sea on 28 December 2009, one was washed straight back to safety. The other wasn’t so lucky, but help was on its way
A south easterly force 6 was blowing on the south Devon coast. Seas...
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THURSDAY, 11th October, 1888.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., T.V., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and...
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At 10.10 p.m. on igth June, 1966, the occupants of a small boat, adrift off South Stack lighthouse, were heard calling for help. The life-boat St. Cybi (Civil Service No. 9) was launched at 10.28 in a light south westerly wind and a smooth...
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IN a world in which good news tends more and more to be excluded from the front pages of newspapers, it is gratifying to be able to record that the R.N.L.I.'s record last year was one of consistent and outstanding success. The number of...
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