At midday on 2 January 2002, RNLI lifeboats became operational on the River Thames. For the first time, the capital has a 24-hour dedicated rapid response service on its river. There are four lifeboat stations, at Gravesend, Tower Pier,...
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LIFEBOAT VOLUNTEER IS NEW LEADER
We are delighted to introduce Mark Dowie as the RNLI’s new chief executive. He succeeds Paul Boissier, who has retired after 10 years. As a...
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Children from the Summerswood Junior School, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire, visited the R.N.L.I. Depot at Boreham Wood late last year. The following are extracts from letters received after their visit.
'The place I liked...
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Regular customers of the Brewery Shades pub, Crawley, raised £89 by dropping coins and notes behind a glass screen in the bar.
A competition to guess how much was behind the screen was won by Rufus, a dog.
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Dear Reader Welcome to the summer 2006 issue of the Lifeboat. Do let us know what you think of it.
Have a look at the 'News' and 'Dispatches' sections to get up to date with the RNLI family then linger...
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Busy first year for Thames lifeboats Thames lifeboats were called out over 800 times during their first year of service. This is almost three times as many as estimated prior to setting up the service on 1 January 2002. Callouts range from...
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Hartlepool, April 26, 1987: Crew member Tom Price splashes champagne over Hartlepool's new Atlantic 21 lifeboat Burton Brewer, following her naming ceremony.
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We have lift offHovercraft to join RIMLI's fleet The first RNU rescue hovercraft will be in operation as early as January 2003, located in Morecambe. The decision to go ahead was made by the RNLI Executive Committee after successful...
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Royal visit: The Duchess of Kent paid a visit to Wells lifeboat station on October 4 and was shown over the station's two lifeboats by Coxswain David Cox BEM (1) who holds both silver and bronze bravery medals and who has been coxswain... - View image in PDF
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Not only is The Lifeboat College a centre of excellence for lifeboat crews and staff - it provides a base for other organisations to learn about the RNLI's work. Regional Education Officer Dave Cooling looks back on a lively week when 14...
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