Launch! Newhaven's housed slipway 47' Watson lifeboat Kathleen Mary launched on service 23 times during 1976, rescuing eight lives. She has now been replaced by the fast afloat 44' Waveney lifeboat Louis Marches!, gift of the... - View image in PDF
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Representatives of overseas maritime authorities and li.esaving associations are always welcome at RNLI headquarters. Among recent visitors to Poole was Rear Commodore J. B. Pearson of North Queensland Squadron, Australian Volunteer Coast... - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 23RD. - WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX. At 4.45 in the morning the coastguard telegraphed that North Foreland Radio Station had reported a vessel on the Southern Shipwash Sands and in need of help.
A light northerly...
The Slipway Trials Gave Tenby's Lifeboat Crew The Chance To Test The Tamar For Themselves. - View image in PDF
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Right And it's Goodbye from him...' A Coastguard helicopter makes a farewell flypast after one of the joint winching displays with an inshore lifeboat. The Coastguard also mounted a comprehensive shore-side display of their search... - View image in PDF
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RNLI supporters in the UK can now stay connected with lifeboat launches on their mobile phones.
Choose your favourite stations and receive an SMS message once the lifeboat has launched on emergency...
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Photo By Kind Permission Of The South West Coast Path Association. - View image in PDF
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The Mercedes-Benz drawbar complete with trailer, at Poole's depot quay, dwarfs the Trent class lifeboat in the background with its exceptional span.. - View image in PDF
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Malcolm Carefully Approaches Araxian As Niell Is Helped Over The Guardrails And Onto The Casualty. - View image in PDF
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Over the last few years the lifeboat service has been in a strong financial position. It has been able to plan for the future and expand itslifesaving activities, thanks to the generosity and support of the public. However the continued...
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