Crews pull their weight. . . Lyininglon ILB crew set off for their row round the hie of Wight: Bow to stern, Malcolm Smith, Alan Coster, Richard Gray, Roger Nanmck and Andrew Keen.
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HEMMED in on all sides by high hills, and occupying a position in the very heart of the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, itself a large centre of population engaged in the woollen and cloth trades, is situated the town of...
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Selling gifts and souvenirs is an excellent way of raising both funds and the profile of the lifeboat service. RNLI (Sales) provides a range of products for the wide variety of shops and events run by volunteers. In 2001 its turnover was...
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North Eastern Division Cut off by tide INFORMATION THAT A MAN had been reported cut off by the tide below the cliffs in the vicinity of the Coastguard lookout was passed to the honorary secretary of Whitby lifeboat station at 1630 on Sunday,...
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SHORTLY before half-past twelve on the afternoon of the 19th March the Swanage life-boat station received a telephone message from the coastguard that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties oft Southbourne, some eight miles away. A...
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More than £12,000 was raised by Bristol ladies' guild at its summer ball, held last July at the home of Mr and Mrs Cullum McAlpine, near Bath. On arrival, every lady was presented with a red rose, and when the 350 guests sat down to...
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One hundred years on from the sinking of RMS Titanic we are reminded of the continuing perils of the sea with the recent with the Costa Concordia
Both incidents involved loss of life, with...
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KILMORE, co. WEXFORD. — The schooner Antelope of Wexford stranded, during thick but moderate weather on the 6th May, about half a mile east of Bastardstown. Information of the casualty was received from the Coastguard at 3 A.M., and the crew...
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Twin pedal power For Northfleet Carnival I built a lifeboat round my bicycle and here is a photograph of 'yours truly' at the helm (or should I say handlebars?) while pedalling along in the carnival on July 1. We had a collection...
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THE first Benson and Hedges Fair Isle International Yacht Race in aid of the R.N.L.I, started at 11.00 hours on 2nd September, six cables north of the entrance to Granton harbour on the Firth of Forth. The race was the first international...
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