HARWICH.—At about 10 A.M. on the 13th November the steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was called out and proceeded with the Reserve No. 3 Lifeboat in tow to the upper part of the Long Sand, where the three-masted schooner Christine...
St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 8.5 on the evening of the 22nd of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man who had fallen down the cliff at Ramsey Island was injured, and that the services of the life- boat...
J.H.MINET LIFE AND PENSIONS LTD A SUBSIDIARY OF MINET HOLDINGS LIMITED AN EXPANDING GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS is proud of its close association with the RNLI as advisers to its employees and crewmen on all aspects of personal...
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A Nimrod maritime jet aircraft of R.A.F. Strike Command flying over the Pentland Firth when the new Longhope life-boat (centre), which is a 48-foot 6-inch Solent, was escorted to her new station by (in the lead) 52-foot reserve life-boat... - View image in PDF
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GOLD MEDAL SERVICE AT THE HUMBER JANUARY 6TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE. At 7.57 in the evening the station received a request from the extended defence officer for the life-boat to go to the help of Phillip’s defence unit No. l*, which was...
Assistant Mechanic Andrew Brompton Tor some years now we have had routine shouts: this call changed that.'. - View image in PDF
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Torbay, Devon.—On the night of the 30th December the motor life-boat George Shee rescued the master of the trawler Satanicle, of Cherbourg, which was in distress in the Channel. The life-boat was on service for ten hours in a whole gale,...
(Below) Basildon branch raised the funds to purchase the present Burnham-on-Crouch ILB—-and has already set as its target for the future a replacement boat. Last autumn Connor O'Brien, chairman of Basildon District Council, came to... - View image in PDF
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On December 18 Humber lifeboat, the 54ft Arun City of Bradford IV, towed MFV Falke to Bridlington. The fishing boat had no power or steering and her batteries were failing. photograph by courtesy of 'Hull Daily Mail'. - View image in PDF
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