ST. MARY'S, SCILLY ISLANDS.—A message was received by telephone from the coastguard station at St. Martin's, reporting that a full-rigged ship was ashore, at about 10.30 on the morning of the 4th April. The Life-boat Henry Dundas was...
Sir Alec Rose, the round-the-world sailor and navigator, made the award presentations at the annual meeting of the R.N.L.I, in London on 8th April 1970.
(1) Coxswain William Sheader (Scarborough) the silver medal, (2)... - View image in PDF
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The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 6 A.M.
on the 3rd January, 1939, the watchman at the life-boat station reported a steam trawler aground on the Trinity Sands. A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a slight sea. Watch was kept on the...
Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat City of London tows the wreck of the 34ft yacht Robbery into Chichester Harbour after she had capsized and tost her keel. (Photograph Observer Series). - View image in PDF
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BOAT OWNERS were told the truth about salvage claims by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., at the annual meeting of the Institution at Central Hall, Westminster, on 9th April, 1967. He said it...
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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 7.40 on the evening of the 27th of January, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor fishing vessel Honey Bee of Peterhead was leaking badly and in danger of sinking off Buchan Ness. At...
Oa the 8th of April the brigantine Cebufg, of Whitby , ran ashore in an E.8.E. gale* afear Bridlington Quay.
The Bridlington life-boat belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was immediately launched, and proceeded...
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ALONE FROM SALCOMBE TO SKYE Appledore, Devon.—At 10.15 on the night of the 27th of April, 1947, the coastguard reported that a yacht appeared to be in difficulties three miles west-south-west of the Westward Ho look-out.] The motor life-boat...
WHY PEOPLE SUPPORT THE LIFE-BOATS The principal reason why people support the Royal National Life-boat Institution is that it saves lives irrespective of nationality, colour or creed. The second most important reason is that the R.N.L.I,...
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