Workington, Cumberland.—On the 1st of June, 1955, the motor vessel Kengis, of Stockholm, which had anchored off the entrance to the harbour, wirelessed for a doctor to attend a sick man.
At 2.15 in the afternoon the...
THE Queen of the Netherlands awarded the silver medal of humane assistance to ex-Coxswain H. O. Thomas of Torbay for the rescue of a man from a Dutch lighter on the 7th of December, 1959. The other seven members of the crew were each awarded...
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MR. KENNETH SMITH, a member of the Tynemouth life-boat crew, has been awarded the Morley Medal of the Outward Bound Trust. This medal is given not more than once annually to someone who has taken a course at one of the Outward Bound schools...
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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHT DYNALITE FLASHES The world's most powerful flashlight, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle power and is entirely waterproof, made of strong plastic and...
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Mr. David Miles (left), manager of the 'Duke of York', Dering Street, London, led a sponsored shave in aid of the R.N.L.I. He and his two barmen, Mr. Alan Hart and Mr. Sam Weaver, grew moustaches and beards for one month and then had... - View image in PDF
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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS A VITAL SERVICE TO THE R.N.L.I.
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Stronsay, Orkney-At i.io p.m. on 27th November, 1966. the doctor on Sanday asked the honorary secretary for the services of the life-boat to convey a woman suffering from acute appendicitis to hospital at Kirkwall. At 1.35 the lifeboat The...
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS A VITAL SERVICE TO THE R.N.LI.
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Life-boats over the past 17...
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Chris Hoffman of McMurdo Marine (left) handed over a cheque for over £3,000 to RNLI Director, Andrew Freemantle, at the London Boat Show 2000.
The money was raised in support of the RNLI's 175th anniversary from... - View image in PDF
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A smashing time! Watched by crew members of the Aberdeen lifeboat, Alister Yorston, district manager of United Rum Merchants and Norman Trewren, coxswain, broke open pub collection bottles for the RNLI. Aberdeen-based Watsons Rum has built... - View image in PDF
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