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Since experimental trials in '63 the ILBs have proved so successful that there are now 100 of them in regular use as well as the 150 conventional lifeboats. Over a three month period last year, these tough, nearly indestructable craft,...

Since experimental trials in'63 the ILBs have proved so successful that there are now 100 of them in regular use as well as the 150 conventional lifeboats. Over a three month period last year, these tough, nearly indestructable craft,...

A prototype of a new life-boat on which the R.N.L.I, has been working for more than two years was shown to the press at Messrs. William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton on 19th April, 1971. The new boat (shown here) is a selfrighter,... - View image in PDF

During the storms of the past ye «r the NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION contributed to the saving of 1121 live: from various shipwrecks—Hatty Paper.

O ALL ye who sit in comfort By the brightly-blazing fire, Do you ever...

(Left) Whitby: At a ceremony of dedication on May 3, Miss Gwynaeth Milburn watches as Alan Marshall, branch chairman, pours champagne on a new D class ILB, the second lifeboat she has given to the station; Miss Milburn is also the donor of... - View image in PDF

By KATHLEEN WILLMOTT (aged 13J), of S. John Baptist Girls' School, Frome, Somerset.

What are the Qualities of the Life-boatman which make him an Example of Good Citizenship ? OUR small island home is the central jewel...

Torbay: Edward Bridges (Civil Service and Post Office No. 37) lies in the outer harbour, Brixham, for her naming ceremony. She is the third Arun class lifeboat.. - View image in PDF