North Eastern Division Cut off by tide INFORMATION THAT A MAN had been reported cut off by the tide below the cliffs in the vicinity of the Coastguard lookout was passed to the honorary secretary of Whitby lifeboat station at 1630 on Sunday,...
Category: Services
125 years ago From the pages of THE LIFEBOAT, October 1864 issue LIFEBOATS FOR THE FRENCH COAST We have much pleasure in being able to report that the French Government have decided to place some lifeboats on the coasts of France....
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There’s no mistaking an RNLI lifeboat – but what are all those other craft in the lifesaving team?
When RNLI lifeboat volunteers answer the call for help, they are launching to the front line in a battle to save lives –...
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Lowestoft, Suffolk.—12th December.
Flares had been reported and a search was made over a large area, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £33 17s. 6d..
As cruising yachtsmen most of us will go through life without needing a lifeboat.
Growing experience, natural caution and a healthy respect for the sea backed up with good safety equipment should see us through. But the...
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Special Reader Holiday Offers Lifeboats Every booking benefits the RNL I Holidays For Single Travellers 4* Party Weekend - Black Tie Bash 2 Days • 4th February 2006 • Hotel accommodation for one night at the 4* Hanover, Hinckley "In The...
Category: Advertisement
Thursday, 5th December, 1861. THOMAS CHAPHAN, Esq., F.B.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Head and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
Category: Committee
THURSDAY, 5th Jan., 1871: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com- mittees. The...
Category: Committee
assistance whenever and wherever it is needed.' There followed two unusual presentations to Coxswain Len Patten.
The first was a spare pair of gleaming propellers from the Bitterne and Woolston Round Table and the...
Category: Inaugurations
Our annual yellow welly-themed fundraising campaign, Mayday, will return from 26 April to 2 May 2016. Throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, RNLI supporters will host activities and events to show their appreciation for our brave...
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