WHEN one travels from Norwich, roughly north west, one soon begins to sense that the sea is not far away. The trees on exposed ground have a stunted look caused by the prevailing wind: their limbs are bent in a certain...
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South East Division Film men rescued BRONZE MEDAL FILMING OF A STUNT for the latest James Bond film at Beachy Head, East Sussex, on Tuesday, December 9, 1986, took a dramatic turn when a 17ft outboard-powered Dory, recovering equipment from...
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The Listings section of this magazine shows just how often RNLI lifeboats launch. Here is a selection of the wide-ranging stories behind the statistics and, overleaf, full details of those rescues that merited formal awards Ex-lifeboat saved...
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Tony Purnell talks to David Cowper following his two circumnavigations in an ex-RNLI lifeboat At the London Boat Show in January 1991, David Cowper was named Yachtsman of the Year. The award recognised a number of sailing achievements,...
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The Shoreham Harbour Lifeboats by A. K. Oliver and J. C. Harrison The Shoreham Harbour Lifeboats was first compiled by Anthony Oliver, now the RNLI's deputy head of fundraising and marketing, nearly 30 years ago but the station's...
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(N The Lifeboat for November, 1925, two cases were mentioned of Life-boats going out owing to lights on land being mis- taken for lights at sea. In one case the Selsey Life-boat cruised about for three hours and could find no vessel, the...
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Eyemouth Scotland South Division Hurricane-force winds as two lifeboats search for missing divers The rescue of two skin divers in appalling weather conditions has won Acting Coxswain James Dougal a Silver Medal for Gallantry. Weather and...
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% From the Blue Circle Group, Portland House, Stag Place, London, S.W.I, comes news of an interesting cement application in ship building.
Recently cement mortar covering was applied to the largest yacht in the United...
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A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...