Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. — At 5.25 in the afternoon on the 23rd of May, 1949, the Aberdovey coastguard telephoned that the ketch of the Out- ward Bound Sea School—the old New Quay sailing life-boat, which had been presented to the...
CONTENTS PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 2 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 3 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE 3 40 YEARS OF SERVICE 8 HUGE EXPANSION IN WORK OF R.N.L.I. 9 FINE JOINT SAVE AT MARGATE 12 HARBOUR RESCUE IN DARKNESS 16...
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TOW FOR MOTOR BOAT WITH THREE ABOARD Penlee, Cornwall. At 8.50 on the evening of the 13th April, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor boat had broken down and was drifting on to the rocks at Carn Du. The...
Lord Brabazon of Tara, the government's minister for shipping, accompanied by Lady Brabazon, visited RNLI headquarters, Poole in August. His party included Rear Admiral M. L. Stacey, of the Department of Transport and was met by Mr... - View image in PDF
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/~* .— y» x ft. 4- Q Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth Ill Nigel Dixon: 'We give thanks for his life' 112 •17 i - 7--r - 7T Lifeboat Services 113 Volume XLVI r iit-r-ifipr- A,f ~l Clacton-on-Sea: Celebration of a...
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/ 1 . Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 147 International Lifeboat Conference, by Patrick Howarth 148 XLVT Summary of Accounts for 1978 149 468 Lifeboat Services 150 Lifeboats of the World: Part II—Sea rescue outside Europe, by...
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Contents Volume XLIV Number 455 Notes of the Quarter, by The Editor Henry Blogg Centenary Exhibition Lifeboat Services International Boat Show ...
Major-General R. H. Farrant, CB, Chairman of the Institution 111 112 113 119...
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-Prior to the service rendered by the Rhoscolyn Life-boat, Mr. WILLIAMS had been engaged for many hours at Holyhead with the life-saving apparatus, other vessels being in imminent danger there. At 3.45 A.M. the Life-boat Thomas Fielden was...
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At 10.37 A.M. , the coastguard reported that a coble was in difficulties off Ulrome, eight miles south of Bridlington, and that she had put up a sail which had been blown away. The...
Meeting the need Every year there is a rise in the number calls for help received by the RNLI's volunteer crews. In 1994 lifeboats launched 6,156 times - itself a record - but just a year later the figure for 1995 stood at 7,312 launches...
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