Coxswain John Collins of Baltimore in the Republic of Ireland first joined the lifeboat crew in 1955. He became second coxswain in 1965 and was appointed coxswain in 1972, being awarded a long service badge in 1982. John is a boat builder by... - View image in PDF
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MARCH 21ST. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. At 4.15 in the afternoon a message was received at Penlee from the coastguard at Penzance, that a vessel and possibly two, nine miles west of The Lizard, needed help. There was a light...
The requisite qualities of a life-boatman's life-belt 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy (maximum 28 Ibs., minimum 25 Ibs.) to support a m«n heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support auother...
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Although there was a damp and misty start to the day it did not deter about 5,000 people from joining in the fun at last autumn's annual Hartlepool harbour fete, which is organised by the local branch and its many friends. The highlight...
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'THE PLEASURE of your company' is a phrase so often used that we rarely listen to the words themselves; but when members of the royal family honour the lifeboat service with their company everyone knows the days will not only be...
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Cullercoats lifeboat station's newest recruit was so keen to join the crew that he applied on his 17th birthday - the minimum age for RNLI crew. Scott Jones has several seasons' experience as a life guard and had been lending a hand... - View image in PDF
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The Bridlington motor life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield, escorting in the Scarborough fishing vessel Irene on the 5th December, 1947.
On the same day she helped to refloat a Fraserburgh drifter.
(See... - View image in PDF
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS We regret that we are unable to include notices of forthcoming events in THE LIFEBOAT. Although we appreciate fully the benefits of obtaining advance publicity for fundraising events the sheer number involved would soon...
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Sergeant F J Tobin of the Irish Free State Civic Guard Awarded The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed On Vellum. - View image in PDF
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