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Sir William Hillary Founder of the Rnli and Triple Gold-Medallist Himself Saved More Than 300 People from Drowning

Date: Winter 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 447

Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLl and triple gold-medallist, himself saved more than 300 people from drowning..

Category: Drawings

One Stop Beyond, Racing In Dublin Bay on 22nd August, 1969,

Date: January 1970

Volume: 41

Issue: 430

When the dinghy One Stop Beyond, racing in Dublin Bay on 22nd August, 1969, broke her rudder near the harbour and started drifting seawards, her crew of two used paddles in the near gale force wind to reach security of a... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

William and Eliza

Date: November 1901

Volume: 18

Issue: 202

On the 25th March, while a strong breeze was blowing from N.E., accompanied by a rough sea and snow squalls, the Coastguard reported a vessel on the Buxey Sand, showing a signal of distress.

At 10.30 a.m. the Life-boat...

The Bronze Medal for Gallantry Was Awarded to Coxswain William Morris for the Service on March 11 Ofst David's Lifeboat the 47Ft Watson Joseph Soar (Civil Service

Date: Summer 1978

Volume: 46

Issue: 465

The bronze medal for gallantry was awarded to Coxswain William Morris for the service on March 11 ofSt David's lifeboat, the 47ft Watson Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), to MFV 7.

photograph by courtesy of RAF... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Scrivens

Date: Autumn 1996

Volume: 54

Issue: 538

"MY HEARING AND HAPPINESS - I'VE REDISCOVERED BOTH!" "I'm not deaf but I am hard of hearing", (iwen Banks of Plymouth told us.

"My hearing problem gradually got worse over the years until it...

Category: Advertisement

Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE

Date: Winter 1996

Volume: 54

Issue: 535

Lt Cdr Donald McLauchlan MBE RN (RETD). Don joined the committee of Wimbledon branch as honorary treasurer in 1986. He was awarded the Institution's certificate of thanks in 1996..

Category: Obituaries

A Mustang Aeroplane (1)

Date: 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1944

OCTOBER 18TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

At 2.15 in the afternoon the coastguard reported that a Mustang aeroplane had fallen into the sea about a mile from Chapel St. Leonards in a south-easterly direction. A...

RNLI News

Date: Winter 1995

Volume: 53

Issue: 531

Knighthood for RNLI Chairman The RNLFs chairman became Sir Michael Vernon when he was made a Knight Bachelor in the Queen's New Year Honours list in recognition of his services to the Institution.

Sir Michael joined the...

Category: Articles

Royal Air Force Launch No. 1386

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.30 on the morning of the 8th August, 1961, the honorary secretary was asked by the sergeant in charge of Royal Air Force launch No. 1386 if the life-boat could put himself and his crew on board their launch, which...

Our Boys

Date: July 1949

Volume: 32

Issue: 350

Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.45 on the night of the 24th of March, 1949, the coastguard reported that a small vessel was burning flares about two miles south-west of the harbour. The life- boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 8.58 in a...