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The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...
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Injured men A HANG GLIDER crashed on the rocks of Beachy Head and the pilot badly injured was reported to Eastbourne lifeboat station by Fairlight Coastguard at 1524.on April 23. Eight minutes later the D class ILB was launched and, crewed...
Fig 5
Fig 5: An Arun lifeboat inverted during her self-righting trials. Note how high she rides on her wheelhouse. A limited area in the centre of the boat, the 'envelope', will always be clear of the static water level.. - View image in PDF
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A Steamer (1)
NOVEMBER 4TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
The life-boat went out to help in an attempt to salve a steamer which had been stranded since 1939. On the 20th of October she had gone out for the same purpose. The operaions were again...
Silver Medal for Padstow
The Institution has awarded its silver medal to W. Orchard, its second motor mechanic at Padstow, for taking command of the life-boat when she travelled 28 miles in a rough sea and blinding squalls of rain, and rescued seven lives from a...
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An Aeroplane (34)
Nov. 20TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but when the life-boat reached her she found that the only man on board had swum ashore. The aeroplane was taken in tow by an R.A.F. launch. - Rewards, £5 5s....
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society
THE Thirtieth Annual Meeting of this most bene- volent Institution was held at Burdett Hall, Lime- house, on the 11th June, the DUKE OF MARL- BOROUGH, President of the Society, in the Chair.
Amongst the company present...
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Carita (1)
APRIL 17TH. - DOUGLAS, AND RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. At 5 P.M.. a message was received at Ramsey from the coastguard that an aeroplane had sighted a vessel showing distress signals about five miles to the southeast of Ramsey, and at 5.40 the...
Contents
Contents RNLINews.
Volume L Number 497 Lifeboat Services.
Fraserhurgh: When a job needs doing, by Georgette Purches.
42 48 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOI.I.
Director and...
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