SEPTEMBER 27TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
At 4.30 in the afternoon the Colwyn Bay police reported two men drifting out to sea on rubber dinghies. A southerly breeze was blowing, and the sea was choppy. The motor...
NOVEMBER 5TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 12.2 in the afternoon a message from H.M.S.
Lundy, which was anchored off Deal, was received through the Deal coastguard, that a cutter from the Lundy, with a crew of seven, had been engaged...
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Two fiskermea of Fifeshire ver« rewarded by the lastitutioa for towing ia another boat, disabled in » rough sea. They returned the rewards saying, "the restitution requires more funds instead of taking donations from...
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The Institution has had a letter from Lagos in Nigeria, signed by Bob Reuben Taiwo, asking for its "free book", as he has heard that the Institution is "one of the belt Royal National Life-boat Institutions in Herts.".<...
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Aberdovey’s newest crew member, Steve Bowen (18), has been following the family’s RNLI tradition since he was 2 years old.
Steve was the star of a UK-wide RNLI advertising campaign in 1992. His father Dave, who was on the...
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They have helped Harry Potter out of a few scrapes on the big screen – but what real lifesaving antics have cinema’s favourite twins been getting up to?
Filmgoers have been under Harry Potter’s...
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The Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society Handbook 2013 is now available, priced £6.50 (including postage and packaging). The booklet details in full the all-weather lifeboat fleet both current and past, together with listings of inshore...
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Supporters and volunteers from around the UK and Republic of Ireland headed to London for our AGM and Annual Presentation of Awards in May. The awardees included artist Tracey Emin (pictured right). See page 21 for more on a special day that...
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REGISTER OF SHIPWRECKS ON THE COASTS AND IN THE SEAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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