North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 3.35 on the afternoon of the 27th May, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that anxiety was felt for the safety of two local boats which had taken parties of visitors to the...
John Dewar and Loren Sutherland from the small island of Burray (one of the Orkney Islands) decided to raise funds for the RNLI and between them topped £1,000 in sponsorship money.
John swam from the neighbouring... - View image in PDF
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• The first edition of The Small-Boat Skipper's Safety Book by Denny Desoutter (Hollis and Carter, £1.95) was published in 1972. The revised second edition published this year is in the light, no doubt, of after thoughts; but it...
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The RNLI’s thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones to the sea in 2016. A summer of hot weather...
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Youghal, Co. Cork.—At 6 o'clock in the evening of the 19th of July, 1948, information was received that a sailing dinghy from Cork had capsized in the bay between Red Buoy and Capel Island, and at 6.15 the motor life-boat Laurana Sarah...
Sir Godfrey Baring handing the Vellum to the Mayor. In the centre, Admiral de M. Hutchison.. - View image in PDF
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Left to right: The Viscount Bangor, Speaker of the Senate, Coxswain Andrew Young, Lady Dixon, D.B.E., the Viscount Craigavon, Prime Minister.. - View image in PDF
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H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent presents the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum to Major Paul L. Park. - View image in PDF
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Workington, Cumberland.—On the 1st of June, 1955, the motor vessel Kengis, of Stockholm, which had anchored off the entrance to the harbour, wirelessed for a doctor to attend a sick man.
At 2.15 in the afternoon the...
The warmest drop in the ocean Abottleof3-star Martell l)randyiscarrie on every lifeboat in Bridsh waters for the comfort of survivors..
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