Minehead lifeboat men a 'tremendous help' during floods The crew of Minehead's lifeboats and the station's shore helpers all came in for praise when some of the worst storms in living memory battered the north Somerset town...
News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 8 The latest rescues including three Bronze Medal awards for gallantry Lifeboats to the Flood Rescue 14 Lifeboats lend a hand inland during the terrible floods of...
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Above: 'A Life-boat Rescue with the Help of the Life-Saving Net' by Charles Pears RQI, published in 1924.
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Every two years the RNLI throws open its doors at the Poole Headquarters and Depot to show how it goes about backing the volunteer crews and fundraisers.
This year the event was held on Friday and Saturday the first i and...
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Saturday 23 August dawned wet and all indications were that it would continue. The station put their wet weather programme into effect - the crew and shore crew cleared the lifeboat house, dressed both boats and decorated the... - View image in PDF
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Lost and listing Volunteer lifeboat crews from Falmouth and The Lizard joined the rescue operation of the 26 crew of MSC Napoli on 18 January 2007.
The vessel, 41 miles SE of The Lizard,was taking on water through a hole in... - View image in PDF
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OCT. 2 0TH. SELSEY, AND SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. At 1.13 A.M.
a message was received from the coastguard that the Bognor police had reported a naval aeroplane down in the sea off Bognor. A northerly breeze was blowing. The...
MAY 12TH. - BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES.
At 7.15 in the morning a doctor of Castlebay telephoned to the life-boat honorary secretary that he had received a telephone message from Vatersay post office that an R.A.F. Sunderland...
Five bronze medals for gallantry have been won in Wales in the past three months.
Dr. Joseph Soar, Mus. Doc., the organist of St. David's Cathedral, who has been the honorary secretary of St. David's life-boat...
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For services to maritime safety, the following have been awarded the MBE in HM The Queen’s New Year Honours:
Mr Roy Barker, Vice-Chairman, Zetland museum; Mrs Jean Frost, Manager, Rhyl lifeboat souvenir shop; Mr Aran...
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