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Westward

Date: Spring 1989

Volume: 51

Issue: 508

Crabber swamped in Force 12 windsCoxswain/Mechanic Malcolm MacDonald of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for a service in which the Stornoway lifeboat rescued two men from a crabber which was...

College principal

Date: Spring 2009

Volume: 61

Issue: 587

Geraldine Grainger is the RNLI’s new College Principal and Head of Training. Geraldine joined the charity from the John Lewis Partnership, where she was responsible for the training, learning and development of 28,000 partners. She also has...

Category: Articles

Random Harvest

Date: December 1959

Volume: 35

Issue: 390

Montrose, Angus. During the after- noon of the llth of September, 1959, reports reached Montrose that the fishing boat Random Harvest had been in collision and was being escorted into harbour by the Aberdeen trawler Strathlossie. At 4.40 it...

Lifeboat Classified

Date: Spring 1992

Volume: 52

Issue: 520

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Category: Advertisement

Mitford

Date: August 1889

Volume: 14

Issue: 153

Signals of distress were shown by the barque Mitford, of and for Newcastle, from Goole in ballast, during a strong N.E, gale and a heavy sea on the 3rd February. The Life-boat Manchester Unity was launched at 10.30 P.M., but the vessel...

Davenport and Jenny Lemelin

Date: July 1865

Volume: 05

Issue: 57

On the 28th November the brig Davenport, of South Shields, was seen in a sinking state in Pake- field Gatway. The- Pakefield life-boat was at once launched; but before she could close with the vessel, the crew had taken to their long-boat,...

Mumbles Lifeboat Appeal

Date: Autumn 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 490

The road between John O'Groats and Land's End is lined with gold—at least for charities it is. Andrew Jones (I) and Robert Denner (r), are seen here being given a send-off by the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Michael Murphy,... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

(Left) Solent:

Date: Winter 1982

Volume: 48

Issue: 479

(left) Solent: length overall, 48ft 6in; beam 14ft; draught 4ft 6in; displacement 27 tons; maximum speed, over 9 knots; range at full speed, 240 nautical miles. The Solent, introduced in 1969, is a development of the 48ft 6in Oakley and she... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Resolute

Date: February 1888

Volume: 13

Issue: 147

FISHGUARD.—The schooner Resolute, of Aberystwyth, bound from Abersocb. for Bristol with a cargo of lead ore, showed a signal of distress while at anchor in the bay, during a fresh gale from the S., on the morning of the 13th December. The...

Rosmeur

Date: June 1936

Volume: 30

Issue: 326

Appledore, Devon.—On the morning of the 23rd February the coastguard at Westward Ho reported that a vessel was anchored in a dangerous position close to Bar Buoy. A fresh N.W. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat...