Above. A lovely day for a swim. Excellent weather over the two days made life a little more pleasant for the crews demonstrating righting techniques. Here the air bag on an Atlantic 21 brings her swiftly upright just off the depot quay. D... - View image in PDF
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Every year hundreds of people flock to see the laser and light shows during the Walsall Illuminations. In the 1999 event, one of the many features was the above display depicting a 'splashy' slipway lifeboat launch from a boathouse... - View image in PDF
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The Princess Royal made a point of visiting the RNLI stand during a visit to the National Boat, Caravan and Leisure Show at the Birmingham NEC in February.
The photograph shows Princess Anne greeting Jacky Clifford,... - View image in PDF
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Too many cooks! Portpatrick lifeboat station holds a lifeboat week every year and last year, with the help of the newly formed ladies' guild, raised £6,400. The photograph shows the coxswain and crew preparing the barbecue which was... - View image in PDF
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17 September 2011: Hayling Island lifeboat crew assess the situation at the scene of a grounded yacht. The yacht’s crew were taken back to the station to await the rising tide. This was Hayling Island’s second call out to a grounded yacht...
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On the night of the 16th March, the schooner Eliza, of Shields, missed stays and was driven ashore three-quarters of a mile from the Palling life-boat station. The life-boat was quickly launched and proceeded to her, landing her crew, 7 in...
AUG. 26TH . - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Rockets had been seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her bearings, and towed her...
On the 10th Feb- ruary the Courtinacsherry Life-boat, the City of Dublin, rendered assistance to the brigantine Hattie B, of Liverpool, which had got disabled in a gale of wind, and been driven on the "Black Tom" Rock in...
On the following day, the Life-boat and tug proceeded and rescued the schooner Starling, of Goole, and brigs Happy Return and Reward, of Guernsey, and their crews, numbering 21 men in all..
BsrDLINGTOH, YOBKSUXBB. About 10 P.M. on the loth October a gale of wind from the S. sprang up, and there being at sea five open fishing-boats, belonging to the port, which in consequence of the heavy sea could not make the harbour without...