Flamborough, Yorkshire. At 3.30 on the morning of the 23rd of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel was sinking sixteen miles south-east of Flamborough Head. At four o'clock the life-boat Friendly...
Fishguard's new Trent class lifeboat makes her way to sea after the ceremony with the three 'Blue Peter' presenters on the foredeck. Blue Peter VII is the first all-weather lifeboat to be funded by a 'Blue Peter' appeal... - View image in PDF
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RnLI member Donald Mcneill meets a young seal Photo: George Brown. - View image in PDF
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As if they won’t face enough challenges, the RNLI’s newest crew will be keeping an eye out for monsters as the charity takes over the Coastguard rescue station on Loch Ness.
At the time of writing, a trial was about to...
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AT the Institution's annual general meeting, which was held on the 6th April, some remarkable facts about the year 1964 were given in the Chairman's report.
The year was in many respects an exceptional one. There...
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JOHN TERRETT, a regular presenter on the Bournemouth based Two Counties Radio, visited RNLI headquarters on January 31, 1985 to make the draw for the 28th national lottery. The lottery had raised over £52,000, a record figure and was...
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Fig 1 (above): The second prototype FSB is turned . . .. - View image in PDF
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Cdr George Cooper is the RNLI's deputy chief of operations.. - View image in PDF
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Lt-Cdr Adrian Thomas, CO Solent SAR Flight, HMS Daedalus;. - View image in PDF
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Robert (Bob) Shears, deputy launching authority of Newbiggin lifeboat station. He was also former second mechanic and senior helmsman..
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