Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON 1050: November 29 and December 23 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: November 2 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft Sin Rather ON 1068: November 23, December 18 and January 12 Alderney, Channel Islands Relief 44ft Waveney ON...
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Harold Harvey Former lifeboat inspector Harold Harvey, the holder of an RNLI Gold Medal for Gallantry, died on 23 August at the age of 71.
He had served the RNLI from 1952 until 1973 and won his Gold Medal for his actions...
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more than 10 years as Honorary Treasurer of the Bolton Branch, a Framed Photograph.
The following awards have been made to Honorary Secretaries on completion To J. WIGNALL HODSON, Esq., upon his retirement after 10 years as...
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Second Coxswain Martyn Hagan was just sitting down to his tea on 26 June when a call came through from Humber Coastguard. ‘We have a little job for you,’ the Coastguard said. The ‘little’ job involved rescuing the 18m Hartlepool-registered...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger sizes, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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Coxswain Charles Edward Ward, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, who died at the beginning of July in his eighty-sixth year, had served as an officer of the Aldeburgh life-boat for thirty-three years. He was second coxswain from 1876 until 1882, and...
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R.N.L.I. rely on Mermaid T THE NEW ROTHER CLASS LIFEBOATS, as those already in service like the Margate Lifeboat shown here, rely on Mermaid diesel engines for continuous trouble-free power in every emergency. You need reliability too, so...
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Silver medallists 1974: (/. to r.) Motor Mechanic Barry Pike (Torbay); Coxswain Ben Tart (Dungeness); Coxswain Albert Bird and Motor Mechanic Ian Jack (Aberdeen); Helmsman Edward Brown and Crew Member Robin Middleton (New Brighton); Coxswain... - View image in PDF
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FlamborOUgh - Atlantic 75 Jason Logg It was a cool and windy morning at South Landing, Flamborough on 18 June 1994 for the naming ceremony and service of dedication of the new Atlantic 75 lifeboat Jason Logg - but fortunately the rain stayed...
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