The RNLI/Kodak Photography Competition prompted an overwhelming response. After much deliberation the judges chose this outstanding photograph by Hilary Watkins, a senior NHS Manager, as the overall winner.
Hilary's...
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COXSWAIN WILLIAM CROWLEY, of the Fenit life-boat Hilton Briggs.
A member of the crew since 1928, Coxwain Crowley, who is 58, was appointed bowman in 1936, since which time the life-boat has been launched 58 times and has... - View image in PDF
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BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE.—A fleet of twenty yawls, engaged in flounder fishing in St. Andrew's Bay, left Broughty Ferry between seven and eight o'clock on the morning of the 4th March, the weather being fine with a moderate breeze from...
Dr Ian C Low CA, president of Broughty Ferry station branch for over 20 years. Dr low was an extremely generous benefactor to the lifeboat station for many years and was awarded a Silver badge in 1994..
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The crew of Peterhead’s Tamar class lifeboat.
The Misses Robertson of Kintail, are pictured recovering a woman from the water into the Tamar’s inflatable daughter boat on 20 August.
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— 3rd December. A drifter had been seen to sink and her crew take to the ship's boat. Another drifter belonging to the same port picked them up.—Rewards, £7 16s. 6d..
APRIL 22ND. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. Early in the afternoon a sailing yacht was seen making towards Whitecliffe Bay with her sails damaged. She was kept under observation by the coastguard and lifeboatmen.
A strong N.W....
Members of Golden Lane Youth Club, from London EC1, visited Hastings last August proudly to present a cheque to Coxswain Joe Martin for £247.50, the sum they had raised with a sponsored swim. The 10 to 16 year olds got together with the... - View image in PDF
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SOME 300 representatives from government and industry in 21 countries attended a New York conference in October, 1970, to discuss ways of providing 100% search and rescue coverage for vessels needing help on the high...
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Chiswick lifeboat crew were on exercise on 22 March when they were tasked to a barge drifting beam-on towards Hammersmith Bridge. The barge’s engine had stalled and would not restart, and she couldn’t deploy her anchor. The lifeboat took the...
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