A cargo ship on passage to Egypt got into trouble off the Devon coast in heavy seas and gale force winds when her 5,260-tonne load of timber shifted, causing a severe list.
Salcombe and Torbay’s all-weather lifeboats...
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SEPTEMBER 23RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At about 9.40 A.M. a request came from the naval base at Great Yarmouth, through the coastguard, for the life-boat to land an injured man, and the No. 1 motor life-boat H.F. Bailey was...
The following address was given by the Archbishop of York at the funeral of three members of the Scarborough life-boat on 3th December, 1951.
WE have assembled this afternoon to pay a tribute of honour to the three brave...
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Over 160 people tackled the famous assault course of television's The Krypton Factor on 1 June 1996 to raise funds for the RNLI. The course, situated at Holcombe Moor Training Centre near Bury, is not open to the public but is made... - View image in PDF
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HOLY ISLAND.—At about noon on the 4th February, the sea suddenly rose, breaking very heavily across the Bar.
Three cobles were out fishing, and the Grace Darling Life-boat therefore proceeded across the Bar to their...
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. — heavy sea rapidly sprung up on the 27th April, seriously erd*ngering six cobles which had gone out to fish, and were returning to port. The Life-boat Robert and Susan was launched at about noon and escorted each...
Six friends of Child-wall (Liverpool) branch raised £140 for the RNLI by means of a sponsored climb, laking part in the Spring Bank Holiday Welsh Three Thousands.
They climbed all 14 peaks of the course, each more than... - View image in PDF
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Tke Institution has decided to lay down two new motor life-boats, of the 46-feet Watson cabin type, costing £10,000 each, to replace two life-boats of this type which have been destroyed by enemy action.
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Donations sewn up I was interested to read the letter in the Summer issue, 'Donations in lieu of reward.' This is a scheme I have operated for some time now, I have been involved with sewing machines most of my life and operated a...
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