MR. JOHN HAYTER, who was for 32 years Coxswain of the Life-boat at Brooke, Isle of Wight, died on 17th July, at the age of 91. He was appointed Coxswain when the Station I was opened in 1860 and retired in 1892. He was four times awarded the...
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The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for 178 years. Beach Rescue has only been a part of this for two years, but it has come a long way since its formation as a trial project in early 2001 The RNLI became involved in Beach Rescue as a...
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One of the most outstanding services in the history of the Life-boat Institution is described in this number of THE LIFE-BOAT. It was carried out by the Holyhead and Moelfre life-boats and led to the award of two gold medals. Coxswain...
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MrsTownrow of Frome, Somerset, was proud to see the outcome of her funding of an IBI-type D class lifeboat as it passed en route to Howth,Co. Dublin.
(Pictured centre with the RNLI's Sarah Sleigh and Hugh Fogarty.)... - View image in PDF
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For which Rewards were given at the September and October Meetings of.the Committee of Management.
Torbay, Devon.—At about 10 P.M. on the 15th May, Miss Patience Trout, of Hallsands, saw, by telescope, signals of distress...
Category: Services
Thursday, Dec. 6, 1855. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair.' Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
Read and...
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Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 2.50 a.m. on 4th September, 1966, the motor fishing vessel Lady of the Isles was overdue. The life-boat R.A. Colby Cubbin No. 3 slipped her moorings at 3.25 in a gale force south westerly wind and a rough...
Greater London.
BARNEHURST.—Mrs. Pickering ap- pointed honorary secretary.
BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND CARSHALTON.—Lantern lecture to the Women's Citizens Association by the dis- trict organising...
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Two life - boat stations celebrated their centenaries in 1938: Dover, Kent, and Wexford and Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford. In each case a vellum was presented by the Institu- tion, signed by the H.R.H. Duke of Kent, K.G., as President,...
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In 1965 the life-boat service had by far its busiest year since the Institution was founded in 1824. There were 1,038 launches by life-boats on service and 462 by inshore rescue boats. Life-boats saved the lives of 562 people and IRBs...
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