LOST THEIR DINGHY St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 6.15 p.m. on i8th October, I963,thecoastguard told the acting honorary secretary that two fires and a flashing light had been seen on Ramsey Island. At 6.19 the lifeboat Joseph Soar (Civil...
Ferry collision HARWICH HARBOUR RADIO received a call at 2251 on Sunday December 19, 1982, from the outward bound roll-on roll-off ferry European Gateway reporting that she was in collision with the inward bound ferry Speedlink Vanguard in...
Destined for life-boat stations all over the U.K., the first ever delivery of Martell cognac was recently received at the R.N.L.I. Depot at Borehamwood, Herts. Taken in the depot's rigging loft, the picture shows (left to right)... - View image in PDF
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Cromer, Norfolk. At 2.53 on the afternoon of the 15th August, 1961, on the advice of the coxswain of the no. 1 life-boat, the no. 2 life-boat Harriot Dixon was launched on an ebbing tide to go to the help of the crab boats which were hauling...
Eastney, Hampshire. At 2.50 p.m.
on 25th July, 1965, the honorary secretary learnt that a yacht had capsized three miles south-west of the station. At 3 o'clock the IRB launched in a moderate gusting to fresh...
Helmsman Alan Venner (right) and crew member Paul Brierley row in a disabled yacht.. - View image in PDF
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The Mayor of St. Albans, the Revd Cllr Robert Donald, assisted St. Albans and district branch with a successful collection on 13 December 1996. The collection took place outside Safeways supermarket in Fleetville, St. Albans and raised an... - View image in PDF
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IN 1948 the life-boats of the Institution were called out 603 times to vessels in distress.
Ten years ago the number was 485.
That was then a record year for time of peace. In each of the three years since...
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PORTHDINLLAEN, NORTH WALES. A signal of distress having been shown by the fishing smack Valiant, of Carnarvon, which was at anchor in Porthdinllaen bay, during a N.N.W. wind and a very heavy sea, the George Moore Life-boat was launched at 8...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.36 on the afternoon of the 21st of July, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a dismasted sailing boat had been reported off Bramble buoy andthat her crew of two were asking for help. The...