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The Problem of Designing Life-Boats. Self-Righting Life-Boats Or Life-Boats Which Cannot Self-Right

Date: Winter 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 364

By Commander T. G. Michelmore, R.D., R.N.R.

Chief Inspector of Life-boats WHENEVER a life-boat of the type which cannot right herself is capsized the same questions are asked. "Why cannot all life-boats right...

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Shoreline Section

Date: Summer 1973

Volume: 43

Issue: 445

MEMBERSHIP is increasing steadily and at present totals over 14,000. Insignia sales have been growing in recent months, and we hope that we are now producing good quality articles at reasonable cost. We are aware that the 8-inch flags...

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Notes of the Quarter By Patrick Howarth

Date: Winter 1978

Volume: 45

Issue: 463

ON CHRISTMAS EVE, Kilmore lifeboat was capsized twice. One member of the crew, Finton Sinnott, lost his life.

This sad accident caused the first loss of life following the capsize of one of the RNLI's lifeboats since...

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Dispatches

Date: Spring 2006

Volume: 60

Issue: 576

A day to remember The RNLI's Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony is an uplifting experience More than 1,000 supporters, volunteers, staff and, most importantly, awardees attended this year's event on Thursday 18 May at the...

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Notes of the Quarter

Date: September 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 417

That the life-boat service is busier every year is now becoming a clearly established fact, and it received further confirmation in the first six months of the present year. In 1965 an all-time record for launches was established, yet there...

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Your Letters

Date: Winter 1993

Volume: 53

Issue: 523

Lifeboatmen brought to book.

I am currently researching a book on men whose lives have been closely connected with the coasts of the British Isles. This work will be in a similar vein to my recently published Tales of the...

Category: Correspondence

Books

Date: Summer 2004

Volume: 59

Issue: 569

Lost Photdgraphiof the RNLI By Edward Wake-Walker Published by Sutton Publishing ISBN 0750937181 Price: £25 • , .

Legendary lifeboat rescues are brought vividly to life in this w book by former* RNU PR Director Edward...

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The Life-Boat Service In 1932

Date: March 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 313

THE LIFE-BO AT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 111 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 66 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 28th, 1933 - 63,209 The Life-boat Service in 1932.

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The Life-Boatman's Log

Date: Spring 1951

Volume: 33

Issue: 358

Award to the Peterhead Coxswain THE Royal Humane Society has awarded its "Testimonial on Parch- ment" to Coxswain John Buchan McLean, of Peterhead, a gold medallist of the Institution, for diving fully clothed into Port Henry...

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The Life-Boatman's Log

Date: Summer 1951

Volume: 33

Issue: 359

France Honours the Life-boat Service A Decoration for a Cornish ex-Coxswain ON the 14th of July last, a reception was held at University College, South- ampton to mark the celebrations of France's national day, Le Quatorze...

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