Above: Lionel Lukin, 'the original inventor of that principle of safety'. Below: 'Unimmergible boats' - Lukin's 1806 patent relating to the forerunner of the modern lifeboat..
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Below (l-r): Dave Milner, conductor; Sandra Oliver, 150 committee chairman; Malcolm Binns. - View image in PDF
composer, and Robin Sutton, 150 committee.. - View image in PDF
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Paper read by Sir JOHN CAHEBON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., V.P., Deputy-Chairman of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, before the Royal Society of Arts, on the 16th February, 1910. Colonel Sir FrrzRoY CLAYTON, K.C.V Colonel Sir FrrzRoY...
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Flashback: (above) Mrs E. A. Harris, chairman of Hawarden branch, and Mrs Reidford, a committee member, taking their part in flag day in 1977, just as they have done ever since (below) 1937.. - View image in PDF
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Jean Rowe, the new Mayor of Restormel Borough Council in Cornwall (below), chose the RNLI as one of three charities which will benefit from an official programme of fundraisng during her year in office.. - View image in PDF
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E - U - R - O - P - E - S L - A - R - G - E - S - T The European Workboat Show has expanded rapidly and successfully with last year's visitors voting the show a huge success.
Well over 5000 trade visitors, from over 40...
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Launches on service from 1st September to 3oth November, 1965, which resulted in the rescue of people in difficulties are described in chronological order below.
Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. At 12.50 p.m. on ist September,...
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100 Years Ago The following item was first published in THE LIFEBOAT of August, 1886.
A NIGHT ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.
ON the 20th of April last a grievous disaster occurred on the Goodwin Sands, which...
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HOLYHEAD.—The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was called out on service on the morning of the 26th Jan., 1893, signals of distress having been shown by the schooner Sarah, of and from Fowey for Runcorn, which had stranded on the...
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