YACHT FOUND ABANDONED AND ASHORE Hoylake, Cheshire. At 11.20 on the night of the 2nd June, 1963, the Formby coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen near Hilbre Island, and at 12.6 the reserve life-boat Frank...
Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
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Beaumaris RNLI hears bells
When Beaumaris lifeboat volunteers heard bells at the wedding of Crew Member...
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JANUARY 16TH. - MARGATE, RAMSGATE.
AND WALMER. KENT. At 9.30 P.M. a message was received at Margate from the Margate coastguard that an Italian steamer was sinking close to the North Goodwin Light-vessel. A strong N.E. wind...
Garford branch held a Race Night on 20 March which also included supper, dancing and a raffle.. - View image in PDF
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The life-boats at Padstow and Appledore were out all night in a gale on Christmas Eve, searching for an unknown vessel, and on Christmas Day the Galway Bay life-boat fetched a soldier, on leave from Italy, from the mainland to his home in...
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SALCOMBE LIFEBOAT PRINT "BALTIC EXCHANGE II" A SPECIAL EDITION SIGNED PRINT TO COMMEMORATE A FAMOUS YEAR IN THE HISTORY OF SALCOMBE LIFEBOAT.
BY GORDON ASHTON IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SALCOMBE LIFEBOAT CREW The...
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ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 24,25, Oct25,Dec 12,13,26 D-536:Sep 9,24,25,30, Dec 12,l3,24,26(x2) ABERDOVEY B-758:Sep 2,Oct 3 ABERSOCH B-790:Sep2,3,13 ABERYSTWYTH B-704:Sep 9,17,27,Oct 3,16,27, Nov 13,Dec21 ACHILL ISLAND ON-1240(14-28):Oct 9...
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Search for swimmer FOR WHITBY'S 1983 lifeboat day, Saturday August 6, the weather was fine and clear with little wind and calm water.
Just before 1500 the lifeboat crew were assembling aboard the 44ft Waveney relief...
The former Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, at the naming ceremony at Clacton on 23rd April, 1968, of the new life-boat Valentine Wyndham-Quin. On the left is the present Chairman, Admiral Sir Wilfrid Wood,... - View image in PDF
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