At the end of January, 1940, a letter from Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, was published in "The Times" calling attention to the work of the life-boat service during the first fire months of war. The letter...
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Lowestoft: On Monday May 14, 1984, a 17ft motor cruiser, with one man on board, suffered engine failure off Pakefield Beach; she was driven ashore and on to a groyne by the fresh north-easterly breeze. Reaching the cruiser at 1744,...
Six new life-boats were named in 1955.
Four are in Scotland at Stornoway, Stronsay, Stromness, and Troon; two are in England at Southend-on-Sea and Fowey. An account of the Southend naming ceremony appeared in the September...
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Appledore, Devon - At 4.4 p.m. on I4th September, 1966, concern was felt for the safety of a barge which had been moored on the gravel bank northwards of Crow Point, on the morning tide. Her crew of four had reboarded her when she dried out....
• The Inflatable Boat Book by Kendall McDonald and Malcolm Todd (Pelham Books, £3.75) provides a useful instruction reference for all inflatable boat users and covers a wide field in the present production lines available on the...
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The 1824 Life-Boat Ball at Devonshire Park Eastbourne. - View image in PDF
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The Filey Irb Being Run Out For Launching. - View image in PDF
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Cadabra made £2,500 for the RNLI in 1973.. - View image in PDF
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The Swedish Life-Boat Gustaf Dalen From Barseback. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain/Mechanic Peter Mitchell The Lizard-Cadgwith Bronze Medal. - View image in PDF
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