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Manne de Ciel

Date: May 1881

Volume: 11

Issue: 120

GREAT YARMOUTH.—At 11.30 A.M. on the 18th January, a ketch was observed on shore on the North Beach. The Lifeboat Abraham Thomas immediately proceeded to the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the crew, consisting of four men.

Blooming Marvellous

Date: Spring 2003

Volume: 59

Issue: 564

It covers a massive 11 acres of land; features over 60 gardens and 150 floral exhibitions; and is held in the heart of Chelsea, miles from the coast. So what exactly does the greatest flower show on earth have to do with saving lives at sea?...

Category: Articles

Portrait of a Coxswain

Date: September 1969

Volume: 41

Issue: 429

Coxswain Richard Walsh, of the Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, life-boat—the new 48-foot 6-inch Oakley which is described on page 678. He became bowman in 1938, second coxswain in 1941 and finally coxswain in 1946. Coxswain Walsh was... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Above: Eight Volunteers Lost At Sea In 1947 Are Remembered In Stained Glass

Date: Autumn 2006

Volume: 60

Issue: 578

Above: Eight volunteers lost at sea in 1947 are remembered in stained glass. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Bolivar

Date: October 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 343

NORWEGIAN STEAMER BREAKS IN TWO Dun Laoghaire, and Howth, Co. Dublin.

—On the 4th of March, 1947, the Norwegian motor vessel, Bolivar, of Oslo, ran aground on the northern end of the Kish Bank, seven and a half...

"R.N.L.I."

Date: September 1919

Volume: 23

Issue: 267

AMONGST the spectators at the Thames Pageant was an old lady who, on the approach of the Life-boats bearing flags marked R.N.L.I., showed great excitement, and, turning to her companion,I said in a loud voice and with evident pride: "...

Category: Articles

Naming Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats

Date: November 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 316

Exmouth, Devon; Fenit (Tralee Bay), Co. Kerry; Dungeness, Kent; Longhope, Orkneys.

THE Exmouth naming ceremony was held on 29th August in the presence of nearly 8,000 people. Among those taking part in the ceremony were...

Category: Inaugurations

Cheyenne

Date: December 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 340

_ _ Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork. — At 3.20 A.M. on the 16th September, 1939, a telephone message was received from the Superintendent of the Coast Life-Saving Service that the motor vessel Cheyenne, a tanker of Newcastle, had been sunk by enemy...

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Date: December 1965

Volume: 38

Issue: 414

GIRLS RESCUED Ilfracombe, Devon. At 7.55 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the police reported that two girls, missing from Lee Bay, were believed to be trying to walk to Ilfracombe around the rocks. A helicopter was airborne and at 8.10 the...

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Date: 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1944

MARCH 31ST. - GALWAY BAY. As a matter of grave urgency the local doctor asked for the services of the life-boat to take two of his patients to the mainland for immediate operations. The weather was fine, with a light south-west wind and a...