When the Duchess of Kent, whose husband, the Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., visited Exmouth, Devon, earlier this year, she was taken to sea by Coxswain Brian Rowsell aboard the 48-foot 6-inch Solent class steel life-boat City of... - View image in PDF
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In this issue there are reports of four inshore lifeboat services to people cut off by the tide or trapped in cliffs or caves; it is a type of service for which ILBs are admirably suited but which may have to be carried out in hazardous... - View image in PDF
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The children of High Bank Nursery School, Swinton, Manchester, and their parents raised £293.50 for the RNLI in memory of their late head teacher, Miss Constance M.
Hardman; while the children pile into their... - View image in PDF
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Minehead: A new D class inflatable lifeboat, provided from funds raised by beaconsjield Round Table in memory of Keith R. Drysdale, was handed over to the RNLI on Saturday September 17.
1983, b Beaconsfield chairman, Mr... - View image in PDF
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Divers in difficulties Cromer'sTyne was also involved in this service on 29 August, with the station's D class inflatable, when three divers were rescued after getting into difficulties.
Two men and a woman from a...
ST MARY'S, ISI.KS OK sciu.v, Saturday July 26, 1986: the crew of the 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Duchess of Kent, on temporary duty at St Mary's, assembled, ready to launch, after Falmouth Coastguard telephoned to say that a... - View image in PDF
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Routine - but always appreciatedFalmouth's Arun class lifeboat Elizabeth Ann carried out a service on 3 June 1992 which although in fine weather and described by the station honorary secretary as 'routine' led to words of praise...
International assistance from Westcountry lifeboat Penlee's relief Arun class A.J.R. and L.G. Uridge is pictured with two casualties, dealt with in a two-week period.
The lifeboat is pictured preparing to take an...
(left) The sands of Skegness at low water, stretching away left and right from the boathouse (almost central on the shoreline) which houses the station's carriage launched Mersey and inflatable D class. Directly behind it is the... - View image in PDF
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