YEAR after year the Board of Trade publishes a register of the wrecks occur- ring on the rocky and dangerotis shores of the British Isles. This register silently places before us, in carefully arranged tables, a terrible tale of disaster and...
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June 23: Stornoway crew, with borrowed inflatable dinghy, ferry three men, stranded for 36 hours, from cliff foot to lifeboat. photograph by courtesy of 'Hebridean News Agency'. - View image in PDF
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An investigation, by instrument and direct observation, into hull sea-keeping ability at high speed in rough water and the resultant fatigue experienced by man and machinery 50' Thames class prototype and 52' Arun Mk, II off...
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News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI At the Sharp End Vellum awards and a selection of lifeboat services from around the country Your Letters Your views on lifeboats and related subjects Homeward Bound Join the Divisional...
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£50 million modernisation programme The Duke of Atholl, chairman of the RNLI, announced a £50 million boat building programme to modernise the lifeboat fleet. Speaking at the Institution's annual general meeting, he said,...
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The Lifeboat SMALL ADS Lower Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.
[Enjoying one of tne finest Harbour views in Lower Fishguard. a substantial s/det two storey residence, presently subdivided into 3 self contained flats; but equally...
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FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK Obverse.—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, " L. C. Wyon." Double legend, " Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in 1824. Incorporated 1860....
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G o v e r n o r s - S h o r e l i n e - S t o r m F o r c e Moving with the Times The Institution's membership scheme continues to flourish, with a total of almost 177,000 members at the end of 1990 giving an increase of more than 15% on...
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FOR SAVING LIFE FROM WRECKS, VOTED BY THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CHEWS, AND OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1870.
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