A Trinity House pilot at Alderney, Mr. Nicholas James Allen, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution incsribed on vellum for the rescue of 20 members of the crew of a Greek tanker.
At 11.30 on the morning of 23rd...
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Hastings, Sussex, and Dungeness, Kent. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 13th of February, 1959, the honorary secretary at Hastings telephoned the coxswain of the Dungeness life-boat to ask if any of the local boats had seen the fishing boat...
Clockwise from top right: Highland dancers, RNLI supporter Pat 'Pirate' Mulraney and children's entertainer Scott Lovatt all helped to make the open day a roaring success Photos: Hamish . - View image in PDF
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THE Institution has presented to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hants, a silver medal which it awarded forty-one years ago to Private James Carroll, of the Royal Irish Regiment.
In May, 1893, Private Carroll and three...
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Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 2nd July, 1961, members of the life-boat crew and others on shore noticed that three rowing boats, each with a crew of three, appeared to be having difficulty in making the shore....
CAISTER.—On the evening of the 23rd December flares were seen from a vessel ashore on the Barber Sand. The Godsend Life-boat was immediately launched, and on arriving at the sand the barque Ingleborough, of Hull, was found to have gone...
(Below) A vintage gift: this 1926, four-seater open tourer Rolls-Royce 20 was generously donated to the RNLI and recently came under the hammer at a Christie's car auction at Beaulieu in Hampshire. In the words of the sale catalogue:... - View image in PDF
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.— 15th August. Flares had been reported, but no vessel in distress could be found.—Permanent crew: Rewards, £1 11s..
JAN. 10TH. - YOUGHAL, CO. CORK.
Distress flares had been reported, but a long search revealed no vessel in need of help.- Rewards, £16 5s. 6d..
JULY 12TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
A small rowing boat of Ballycastle was missing, but no trace of her could be found.- Rewards, £8 8s..