FOR THE FIRST TIME the RNLI has awarded a gallantry medal for a rescue from an oil rig. The rig involved, Orion, was on tow from Rotterdam to Brazil when she went aground on the Guernsey coast. The rescue operation was in some respects of a...
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'W" indicates War Service.) Time of 1917. Launching.
Jan. 1-2. 6.35 p.m.
„ 9. 11.44a.m.
w „ 9-10.11.30 p.m.
„ 10. 1.30a.m.
„ 10. 10.30...
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Our supporters, volunteers and lifesavers all seem to have a favourite bit of coastline that means something to them – what’s yours?
Whether it’s a remote, rugged shoreline or gentle seaside spot, there’s a desire to visit...
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First prize for the best dressed raft and float at Anstruther's Gala went to the Ship Tavern Photo William F. Flett. - View image in PDF
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Lowestoft, Suffolk - At 10.55 P-mon 29th April, 1967, it was reported that a motor yacht was aground off Lowestoft lighthouse and in danger of capsizing.
The life-boat Frederick Edward Crick slipped her mooring at 11.5 in a...
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Coxswain Leo A. Clegg, D.S.C., D.A., of the Aberdeen life-boat Ramsay-Dyce, Appointed second coxswain in 1960, Coxswain Clegg, who is a lecturer at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, became coxswain later that year. Since 1960 the life-boat... - View image in PDF
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Thanks, Whitby (see photograph, page 187) I am one of the pupils of Brinsworth Whitehill Junior School and I am writing to say how grateful we are to the RNLI at Whitby for rescuing us from the cliffs on Tuesday, March 19. It was the second...
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THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 49 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November, 30th, 1934 - 63,862 On Service in a Motor Life-boat.1 By A. E. JOLLY, Motor...
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Those who explain the RNLI and its role to the uninitiated are frequently asked: 'how do other countries do it?' Can there be anywhere else in the world where the considerable cost of running a lifeboat service is met entirely...
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