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Bee
The fishing lugger Bee, of Winterton, with three men on board, went out in the morning of the 5th April. The wind backed to the S.E. in the afternoon, and a heavy sea set in rendering it impossible for the boat to land. She was watched from...
Dinas
RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY.—The smack Dinas, of and from Carnarvon for Ehosneigir, in ballast, with a crew of two men, was driven on the rocks in a heavy seaand a moderate S.S.W. wind on the 13th October. Six men put off in a shoreboat to her...
Shanty Competition
The R.N.L.I. is looking for talent for a lifeboatmen's shanty competition. The idea is for one song, essentially about the sea, to be composed and sung by a group of five life-boatmen serving or retired. Groups of life-boatmen wishing to...
Category: Articles
What Granny Threw Out' Was the Theme of An Auction Organised By May Mcmaster Ados Northern Ireland and Harry Briggs at the Dunmore Hotel Killyleagh on O
'What Granny Threw Out' was the theme of an auction organised by May McMaster, ADOS Northern Ireland, and Harry Briggs at The Dunmore Hotel, Killyleagh, on October 10. Nearly 300 letters to friends and lifeboat supporters asking for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Glanvill Enthoven & Co Ltd
Glanvill Enthoven INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS As specialists in marine insurance for over 75 years, we are extremely proud that our clients include the Royal National Life-boat Institution.
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Fairey Marine Group
from Fairey marine WAVENEY Class 13.4 metre Self-righting Lifeboat, one of 117 lifeboats built by our East Cowes yard for the R.IM.L.I.
A boat of this Class, built for St. Helier, Jersey R.N.L.I. Station is featured in the...
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Above Right: the Lifeboat Shop
Above right: The Lifeboat Shop earns over £30,000 a year for Dublin branch. Its main trade is in second hand clothes which are donated by the bundle. They are sorted, put on display and sold by a dedicated band of volunteer ladies who... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A year with the Yorkshire
The RNLI is Yorkshire Building Society group's Charity of the Year for 2012. Staff and customers at more than 200 branches of Yorkshire, Chelsea and Barnsley Building Societies will raise money for lifeboat crew and lifeguard training....
Category: Articles
Appledore Boathouse Opening
Appledore boathouse opening The official opening and dedication of the Appledore lifeboat house took place on 29 September 2001. Storm Force member Harriet Weatherby Crompton (12) cut the ribbon and officially declared the boathouse open.<... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Sisters
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—About 9.15 on the night of Sunday the 5th of August, 1951, they heard that the motor boat Two Sisters, with six people on board, had not arrived.
She had left the Copeland Islands for Donaghadee at 7.0...