Everyone interested in the Life-Boat Service—whether young or old— will value this book RESCUE CALL Angus MacVicar An account of the development of the life-boat services in Britain, theCommon- wealth and America. Although all tech-...
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by Rick Tomlinson (Rothman Sailing) Bright and breezy conditions for the Ballyglass Arun class lifeboat ON 1159 Mabel Williams off the west coast of Ireland.. - View image in PDF
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Fig 5 (below): The twin rudders are of fabricated mild steel, with steel stocks sprayed with stainless steel in way of the bearing surfaces.. - View image in PDF
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Swanage centenary celebrations will take place on Sunday, July 27, at 1530 at Stone Quay, Swanage. If wet the service will be held in the Parish Church at 1830..
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November 24, 1934: an oak tree from Northumberland is planted in Battersea Park, London, in memory of Grace Darling. [The editor would be interested to know if the tree still thrives in 1985.1. - View image in PDF
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Miss H. B. Allen (above) receives three cheers after the naming of her lifeboat, the 47ft Tyne class, James Burrough, (above I.). - View image in PDF
Photographs by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
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TORBAY, Tuesday June 16, 1987: Brixham Coastguard alerted the honorary secretary of Torbay lifeboat station at 1515 that a small speedboat had run aground off Thatcher Rock and that one of its four occupants had injured her ankle jumping...
Suitably dressed: Children of White House Infants' School, Ipswich, raised a staggering £1,557.11 from various sponsored events—enough to provide a complete set of protective clothing for every member of the Aldeburgh lifeboat crew.... - View image in PDF
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Tommy Nolan, a regular helper at the RNLI stand, does his best to accommodate a customer's needs at the souvenir counter.. - View image in PDF
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Raymond Baxter (3rd from I) presented the RNLI's public relations awards at this year's show to (I to r): Colin Watson for photographic work for the RNLI; John Mills of Formula One Films for his voluntary work in producing the film... - View image in PDF
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