THE new 37-foot Oakley life-boat to be stationed at Clacton-on-Sea is to be named Valentine Wyndham-Quin after Captain the Hon. V. M. Wyndham- Quin, R.N., Chairman of the R.N.L.I..
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Portpatrick, Wigtownshire - At 6.30 p.m. on 2nd June, 1967, news was received that the ketch Sea Dawn had engine failure 14 miles north west of the Corsewall lighthouse. The life-boat The Jeanie slipped her moorings at 6.59 in a gentle...
Interests of Enthusiasts embrace . . . lifeboat history: Zetland, the oldest lifeboat in existence, built by Henry Greathead in 1800 and now housed in the Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Redcar.. . . the technical development of new lifeboats:... - View image in PDF
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Bronze Medal Coxswain David Mason of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston for the service to the yacht Olline on 29 August 1996 - see 77w UMxMrt Winter 1996/ 7 for a full report of the service. - View image in PDF
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Withernsea lifeboat station held a double celebration during the Spring with the newly built lifeboat station hosting its first offical ceremony - the baptising of Declan-James, son of crew member Craig O'Brian.. - View image in PDF
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HRH The Duke of York made a brief visit to Penarth lifeboat station in March.
Having been introduced to civic dignitaries, Raymond Cory CBE, vice-president of the RNLI presented station officials and introduced HRH to... - View image in PDF
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HRH Prince Philip viewed the lifeboat collection in Chatham while visiting the Historic Dockyard in early 1995. The lifeboats had only recently arrived and were stored on a shingle base with simple information boards.. - View image in PDF
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. . . to a lifeboat Torbay's inshore lifeboat was called out to pluck the girl from the rocks and take her across the bay to Haldon Pier.. - View image in PDF
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Main photo {far left) Ref: 639489 Detailed photo (left) ftef 639472 Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight, lies beside a harbour set in the estuary of the River Yar and is home to the busy Lymington- Isle of Wight ferry... - View image in PDF
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MARCH 29TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The naval authorities had asked for the life-boat’s help in salving a small vessel, but the help was not needed.- Rewards, £6 19s..