THE Stromness Motor Life-boat has already shown on more than one occasion what a Motor Life-boat can do in the way of long-distance services. One of these was described in The Life-Boat for February this year. On that occasion she travelled...
AT 1.40 on the afternoon of the 27th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed Coxswain Hugh Jones of Beaumaris that the Greek tanker Essar I was drifting with engine trouble and with her engine room flooded one mile north of Point Lynas....
Category: Services
Some ways of filling the coffers… In brief...In brief...In brief.
BARRY YACHT Club donated £1,300 to Barry Dock branch chairman last November, £400 of which came from an RNLI 'levy' which the club includes...
Category: Articles
THE great difficulty in the way of prompt Life-boat launches on flat beaches is the difficulty of the horses.
It is becoming increasingly hard to get the use of horses and the men to manage them, and they have frequently to...
Category: Articles
JOHN HERBERT DUDLEY RYDER, fifth Earl of Harrowby, died on the 30th of March, 1956, at the age of 91. The Earl of Harrowby had held the office of treasurer of the Institution longer than anyone else in the Institution's history. He was...
Category: Obituaries
A model of 'The Original'.
Built by Henry Greathead of South 'Shields in 1789. 'The Original' lifeboat was based on a model by William Wouldhave to which modifications were made by Nicholas fairies.... - View image in PDF
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The truck's four-tonne crane makes the task of loading and unloading inshore lifeboats and other heavy equipment a one-man-job.. - View image in PDF
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The sale of The 1980 Northern Ireland Soccer Year Book edited bv Malcolm Brodie and published by Howard Publications has raised £595 for the RNLI. This book of statistical information is purchased not only by home enthusiasts but by... - View image in PDF
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Special Vellunn for Doctor's services in severe conditions Aspecial Doctor's Thanks on Vellum has been awarded to Doctor Peter Fay of Kirkwall for his outstanding courage and determination following a service by Kirkwall's Severn...
All that remained of the 19ft Sum Speed after she caught fire on the River Orwell in Suffolk. Both of Harwich's lifeboats were called to the scene and the photograph was taken from the lifeboat by the crew.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs