(1. to r.) Adrian Moore, Richard Lane (aged 14) and Nigel Rankin (aged 16) of Newmarket are already confirmed lifeboat supporters.
With school assemblies, a sponsored walk, a jumble sale and their flag day collections they... - View image in PDF
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1. Coxswain/mechanic - Mersey class lifeboat The coxswain is responsible for all decisions om the lifeboat is at sea and for the safety of the boat and its crew. At this station the coxswain is also the full-time mechani has to make sure... - View image in PDF
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Mr R. Marr, of Dunbar, East Lothian, and Ex-Coxswain Calum Macdonald, of Stornoway, Outer HebridesMr Calum Macdonald, former coxswain of the Stornoway lifeboat, was one of three people to receive the freedom of the Burgh of Stornoway at the...
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The award-winning British 34-footer." Sadler 34. The Sadler 34 is a rather special performance cruiser.
For one thing, she's British through and through.
For another, she's quite unsinkable. A...
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ON WEDNESDAY November 21, 1979, 22 months after January storms dramatically isolated Margate's lifeboathouse by destroying the town's pier on which it stood, the 37ft 6in Rother lifeboat Silver Jubilee (Civil Service No. 38) was...
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The Duke with Coxswain Alfred Sinclair and the crew ofStromness lifeboat. Captain John Allan, honorary secretary of the station branch, is on the left with (I to r) Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, director of the Institution, Motor Mechanic... - View image in PDF
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With warmer weather and longer days finally here, RNLI stations are preparing for their Summer festivities. See you there!
Portpatrick Lifeboat Week
Set...
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Some people take their pleasure seriously Boat owners who take pleasure seriously, take a very dim view of anything that interrupts their pursuit of happiness.
This simple fact is causing more skippers to choose CAT Marine...
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Discussing the merits of their Atlantic 21 and SPIDOT launching trolley with Edward Heath are two members of Littlestone-on- Sea ILB crew, Charlie Davies and Paul Reed.. - View image in PDF
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 26th of November, 1952, it was learnt that an air sea rescue launch in North Bay had parted one mooring, and that the other was badly frayed. She had no crew aboard, and the R...