Jan. 8.—Eight men promptly put off in a coble and saved three men from a small pleasure oobla who were overtaken by bad weather when out fishing off Berwick-on- Tweed.—Reward, il.
Jan. 11.—Six men put off in a coble during...
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FOR SHORELINE this year's London International Boat Show was the best ever: through the efforts of the band of voluntary workers who gave up a fortnight of their time to help us we signed on 1,153 new members, and I would like to thank...
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WHEN I WAS FOUR...
0 My first contribution to the R.N.L.I, was made at the age of approximately 4 years in 1897, this being on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. There was a procession through the town...
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G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e I i ne • S t o r m F o r c e Hitting the target In the summer edition of THE LIFEBOAT we asked whether it was possible to set our sights on obtaining that 200,000th active member by the end of 1991. We have...
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MARGATE, KENT.—On the evening of 20th February the Coxswain was in- formed by telephone from the Coast- guard Lookout that lights had been seen at sea. A few minutes later more lights and a rocket were seen in the direction of the Tongue...
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Search for swimmer FOR WHITBY'S 1983 lifeboat day, Saturday August 6, the weather was fine and clear with little wind and calm water.
Just before 1500 the lifeboat crew were assembling aboard the 44ft Waveney relief...
Naming ceremoniesAlec and Christina Dykes atTorbay More than 350 guests attended the ceremony for Devon's first Severn class lifeboat. The lifeboat was received on behalf of the RNLI by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE RD and named by Torbay...
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Lifeboat Services (from page 190} Enterprise dinghy Spirtle with one man on board, at 1648. The Pentland Firth Yacht Club's guard boat, The Mendicant, was still in attendance but was unable to make headway in the prevailing...
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