Douglas, Isle of Man.—On the afternoon of the 20th March, 1939, a whole gale sprang up from the N.W., bringing with it a heavy sea. A watch was kept for the local fishing smack Mannin, which was at sea. As nothing had been seen of her by 3 P...
August Beatrice Allen MBE. former president of Whitefield branch. Mrs Allen joined the RNLI in 1914 as a volunteer in Whalley Range, Manchester before moving to Whitef ietd more than 50 years ago - she was awarded the silver badge 30 years...
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Honorary Life-Governor.
Mr. ROBERT LEES has been elected an HONORARY LIFE-GOVERNOR of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help which he has given to the life-boat service as honorary secretary of the Wicklow...
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MR. PERCEVAL FARRANT, who died on 13th March, 1947, was one of the most successful organizing secretaries whom the Institution has ever had. He was in its service for thirty-seven years, and for twenty-eight years of that time he •was...
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The Mayor of Winchester, Councillor D. Ball, being helped into oilskins ready to take his part in the local flag day. Over £1,000 was raised, an all time record for Winchester branch.
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DECEMBER 1 0TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN. At 2.30 in the afternoon the motor life-boat George and Sarah Strachan was taken out for exercise by the district inspector. The sea was choppy. After she had been at sea about half an hour she came...
FERRYSIDE, CARMARTHEN BAY. — At about 1.30 A.M., on the 28th October, it was reported that a vessel was ashore on the Langhame Sands, about eight miles west of Ferryside. The wind was blowing a gale from the S.W., with heavy squalls, and the...
LEAKING YACHT TOWED TO HARBOUR Cromer, Norfolk. At 7.35 on the morning of the 23rd September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht anchored between East Runton and Cromer was leaking badly and needed a tow to...
(Right) The mass start of a mini marathon organised by Sodbury and District branch on September 27, 1981, when £3,000 was raised for the RNLI. A total of 329 runners ran the 15-mile course and enjoyed it so much that the marathon is to... - View image in PDF
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On the 14th September the Life-boat Dunleary was launched at 2.23 P.M. during a very strong S.S.W. gale to the assistance of two trawlers which were in difficulties in Dublin Bay. One vessel was named the Industry and the other the...