THE first gallantry medals to be awarded to crew members of an inflatable lifeboat were in September 1969. Robert Stewart and Andrew Scott of Amble won bronze medals for the rescue of two men from a capsized yacht, off Amble...
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Sick yachtsman rescued in Gale force winds and 15ft seasJohn Hartland, 42, helmsman of the Withernsea inshore lifeboat has been awarded the Institution's Bronze Medal for bravery following the landing of a sick yachtsman in extreme and...
Feature: The RNLI thanks you 2 The RNLI stepped into 2003 with renewed fundraising vigour. We bring you up to date on our progress Feature: We ask the questions 6 The Lifeboat finds out how the RNLI's heritage will be protected for...
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Dunbar’s lifeboat and crew took a hammering on their way to saving two lives in May – would their resilience win the day?
Jonas and Ingrid Åkerblom had built the yacht Ouhm themselves. They planned to take...
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MAJOR JAMES DISLEY has been ap- pointed District Organizing Secretary for the north-west of England. Major Disley, who is aged 43, was educated at the Sorbonne and Louvain Univer- sity. He served in the Intelligence Corps and later in the...
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Olympic duty is not a new thing for the RNLI. Volunteer crew from around the UK and RoI gave vital support to Olympians taking part in the 2012 Games. Three extra lifeboats were used as safety cover during the sailing events, while Weymouth...
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Ketch founders RAMSEY COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Port St Mary lifeboat station at 0846 on Sunday May 17, 1981. that a yacht was aground at Derby Haven, east of Castletown; she was on the seaward side of the breakwater and...
Father and son trapped in cave Adifficult and dangerous service by Port Isaac's D class inshore lifeboat has led to the award of the RNLI's Thanks on Vellum to her helmsman Kevin Dingle and to a crew member, Mike Edkins.
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