YARMOUTH, NORFOLK.—At 1 A.M. on the 18th March the Coastguard reported that a large Government cruiser was signalling to the shore for immediate assistance. The crew of the Life-boat were promptly assembled, and in a choppy sea the Life-boat...
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AT no recent period have the disastrous effects of storms been more severely than during the hurricane of the 2nd and 3rd December last.
Its results were felt, more or less, in all parts of the country. About 11 A.M. on...
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IN 1939 the number of launches on service and the number of lives rescued were both the largest in the history of the Institution.
There were 685 launches, that is 200 more than the 485 launches in 1938, which was up to...
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Walmer: (Below) Hampshire Rose with her crew and the lifeboat people of Kent and Hampshire, as well as neighbouring stations, who had gathered for her naming.
Music was by the Junior Band of the Royal Marines and fanfares... - View image in PDF
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Poole Headquarters and Depot Thursday July 19 Friday July 20 Saturday July 21 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm 10 am—6 pm FOR ITS 160th anniversary year, the RNLFs head office and depot will once again be open to the public and there will be an...
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Ace Bhatti, actor and former lifeboat crew member
When I asked if I could help out around the inshore lifeboat station at Staithes and Runswick, they said ‘no – we need you on the...
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King, smuggler, lifeboat hero – what do you know about your ancestors?
We’ve enlisted genealogist Laura Berry to give you seven easy ways to discover your family history
Imagine you’re a detective, with clues...
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Mrs Phyl Cleare stands alongside Swanage's new D class lifeboat during the naming ceremony for the lifeboat. A previous D class funded by Mrs Cleare is in the relief fleet and had conducted trials at the station prior to the allocation... - View image in PDF
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Research and Development Officer, RNLI IMAGINE A JANUARY AFTERNOON. Not much wind, but a cold front forecast; the light will fade in a couple of hours; wind and sea will be getting up and the temperature is dropping all the...
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Bronze Tablet on the Memorial To The Five Men of the Rhoscolyn Life-Boat Who Lost Their Lives On Service On 3rd December 1920. - View image in PDF
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