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Ceremonies

Date: Summer 1989

Volume: 51

Issue: 509

Thurso- Arun class The Queen Mother On Wednesday 9 August Thurso's new Arun class lifeboat The Queen Mother was overshadowed by the presence at Scrabster Harbour of her namesake, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who had so...

Category: Inaugurations

A Fishing Vessel

Date: Spring 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 496

Difficult launch A REPORT FROM LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD that a small fishing vessel was in trouble in the Dee estuary was received by Hoylake lifeboat station at 1050 on the morning of Monday March 24, 1986. A north-north-westerly force 8 gale,...

People and Places

Date: Autumn 1995

Volume: 54

Issue: 534

Gemma picks a perfick lottery Actress Gemma Craven, also known as 'Ma Larkin', drew the winning tickets of the 71st RNLI Lifeboat Lottery on 31 October 1995.

Gemma has been starring in 'The Darling Buds of...

Category: Articles

The Twelve Medallists

Date: Spring 1950

Volume: 33

Issue: 354

From St. Helier, Ilfracombe, Appledore and Holyhead. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

The Coverack Life-Boat

Date: September 1954

Volume: 33

Issue: 369

(see page 725). - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Fishing Boats

Date: September 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 393

North Sunderland, Northumberland.

On the evening of the 3rd of April, 1960, nine local fishing boats left for Berwick Bay. By midnight the weather had deteriorated, and the southerly gale was accompanied by a very rough...

Two Golden Weddings of Life-Boatmen at Montrose

Date: June 1929

Volume: 27

Issue: 298

Two Life-boatmen of Montrose celebrated their golden weddings at the end of last year, Mr. David Anderson and Mr. George Pert. Both served for many years in the Montrose Life-boats, and are now pensioners of the Institution. Mr.

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Category: Articles

Marmora

Date: February 1882

Volume: 11

Issue: 123

PORTHCAWL, SOUTH WALES.—On the morning of the 12th April, about low water, the barque Marmora, of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, bound from Rochfort to Porthcawl, drifted on the Skerweather Sands. The Ohafyn Grove Life-boat was immediately launched...

August

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

Launches 113. Lives rescued 119.

AUGUST 1ST. - BARRA ISLAND , HEBRIDES. At 2.30 A.M. a telegram was received from the coastguard at Kyle that a ship’s boat under sail with men on board had been seen at 9.30 P.M. the night...

Category: Services

Mia Madre E. (1)

Date: February 1880

Volume: 11

Issue: 115

RAMSGATE AND DEAL.—On the 25th August, at about 3 A.M., signals were shown from the Gull Light-ship, and the Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, and the Van Kook Life-boat, stationed at Deal, proceeded to the Goodwin...