As recorded in The Life-boat for last September, the Honorary Secretary of the Cobham (Surrey) Branch, made a rug in the shape and colours of the Institution's flag for an official of the Sudan Government Dockyard at Khartoum, giving the...
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(below left) Time for a break - summoned by the foghorn the Portacabin soon fills up…. - View image in PDF
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Ix 1946 Colonel Niall Rankin, F.Z.S., F.R.P.S., F.R.G.S., of Calgary, in the Isle of Mull, went out to the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic.
He sailed in October in a whale factory ship, taking with him a motor...
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INDEX TO THE LIFE-BOAT STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. (Thefigures refer to the numbers of the life-boats detailed on pages 42-53.) Aberdovey, Merioneth, 167. Drogheda, Ireland, 265. Littlehaven,...
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first inflatables were introduced in 1962, particularly as regards floorboards and the construction and maintenance of the craft.
In 1968 the Institution commissioned the design of a fast rigid hull for inshore...
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Relief 52ft Arun: April 14 54ft Arun: May 8 D class inflatable: May 8 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, 24, May 13, 16 and 28 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 20, May 6,20 and 23 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class...
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On the 29th December, the brigantine Test, of Portmadoc, was on a voyage from Bristol to that port, when her ballast shifted and she had to hoist signals for assistance. In response thereto, the John Gray Bell Life-boat was launched, and...
British Nuclear Fuels Limited's (BNF1) marine terminal provided an ideal location for the naming ceremony of Barrow's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat, on a cool sunny day in May.
The new lifeboat James Bibby—dressed... - View image in PDF
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s o m e r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e v i e w e d SHIPWRECK! by Ian Dear Published by Batsford at £17.95 ISBN 0713459530 Ian Dear has collected an interesting, if chilling, collection of photographs to illustrate his theme of...
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Rowing raisers No apologies for featuring RNLI fundraisers the Hythe Hookers again - these ladies are always seen to be up to something intriguing! On New Year's Day they dressed up as cops and robbers and took part in the annual Maldon...
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