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News
At midday on 2 January 2002, RNLI lifeboats became operational on the River Thames. For the first time, the capital has a 24-hour dedicated rapid response service on its river. There are four lifeboat stations, at Gravesend, Tower Pier,...
Category: Articles
Preservation of Life from Drowning
SIR, IT is an important and cheering feature of the present age, that the general interests of our common humanity are so extensively cared for; and this has in various ways been exemplified, as it regards the physical wellbeing of our own...
Category: Correspondence
Killed on Service. Death of the Scarborough Bowman
AT 11.14 on the morning of the 9th of December, 1951, the news came to the Scarborough life-boat station that a ship was sinking twenty-six and a half miles east by north of Scarborough.
She was a Dutch motor vessel of 499...
Category: Services
Income and Expenditure.—1st Jan. To 31st Dec., 1954
THE LIFE-BOAT [JUNE, i* Statement! INCOME AND EXPENDITURE— 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1954. 1953 £ 184,064 EXPENDITURE LIFE-BOATS:— £...
Category: Accounts
A Motor Vessel (2)
OCTOBER 20TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.
A motor vessel apparently in difficulties from the failure of her engine was seen to be in tow of another vessel, but the life-boat was recalled when the vessel was seen to slip...
Lifeboat Services
Three saved — • , — --. -—— from grounded yacht in rojjgh conditions The three crew members aboard St Bees' Atlantic earned a letter of thanks from Michael Vlasto the RNLI's Chief .of Operations following a difficult service to...
Category: Services
Presentation of Lister Generator: (1 to R) Mike Pennell Executive Assistant to Director Rnli John Atterton Deputy Director Rnli; Cdr David Wilford Superintendent Pool
Presentation of Lister generator: (1. to r.) Mike Pennell, executive assistant to director RNLI, John Atterton, deputy director RNLI; Cdr David Wilford, superintendent Poole depot; John Ball, production director R. A. Lister Power Plant; Cdr... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Yachting & Boating
yachting boating weekly IN EVERY ISSUE All the lotest News which only a Newspaper can bring Best long-read features Superb Colour Pictures Boat & Equipment tests Full Results & Club news' Inland Waterways Pages EVERY WEDNESDAY...
Category: Advertisement
A Naval Vessel
MARCH 31ST. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE.
A naval vessel had been reported in need of help, but she was able to proceed under her own power. - Rewards, £17 18s. 6d..
News from the Branches. 1st May to 31st July, 1937
Greater London.
Life-boat day was held throughout Greater London on 25th May. The amount raised was £5,323, an increase of £276 on 1936.
Presentation by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the...
Category: Branches