At 3.50 a.m. on 24th May, 1967, information was received that the yacht Zerobe, with her sails gone, was in tow nine miles south east of Southwold. Thetow line had parted twice. The life-boat Alfred and Patience Gottwald was launched at 4.40...
Treat for Derek: A Dundee boy handed over £16.50 lifeboat and was rewarded with every schoolboy's dream—the chance to join the crew of a lifeboat for the morning. Derek Arthur, aged 12, a pupil at Morgan Academy, has been collecting... - View image in PDF
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Drink and be... generous! Each year customers of 'The Olde Coffee House' and the 'Star and Garter' public houses in London's Soho have organised 'Drunk-Aid', a gentle stroll around 20 pubs in the area in the space... - View image in PDF
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Lamb’s Navy Rum has teamed up with Fred. Olsen to offer RNLI supporters the chance to win a luxury cruise while enjoying a Summer cocktail.
Pick up a promotional bottle at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons or a...
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NOVEMBER 22ND. - WICKLOW. At 10 in the morning distress signals were made by the motor schooner Windermere, of Arklow, a mile N.N.E. of Wicklow pier, and the motor life-boat Lady Kylsant was launched immediately. A strong S.S.E. gale was...
Aith, Shetland December 10.
Amble, Northumberland December 9, 19 and January 28.
Anstruther, Fife December 13.
Arbroath, Angus December 22.
Arklow, Co. Wicklow December...
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THE sad story of the acting Selsey coxswain, Douglas Arnell, who was obliged to relinquish his post because of colour blindness, was widely reported in the press earlier this year. It may therefore be helpful to explain the RNLI's...
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LIFEBOAT AREA No.1 Extended Christmas WHEN the lifeboat on duty at Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, launched to a coaster at 4.15 a.m. on Christmas Day, 1972, she did not return to her station until 8.30 p.m. that evening, over 16 hours...
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AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Booms, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, the 16th day of March 1880, His Grace THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, Lord Privy Seal,...
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Dial 999 - Emergency Services in Action by John Creighton ISBN 1-85058-297-1 published by Sigma Leisure at £9.95 John Creighton has spent some time as an operational firefighter and in the maritime rescue services, so is well qualified...
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