Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 10.50 on the night of the 1st of January, 1957, the Kilkeel coastguard telephoned that a small boat, which appeared to be in difficulty about three miles east-south- east of St. John's Point, was burning flares....
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 11.35 on the morning of the 3rd of September, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secietary that the motor vessel Crescence of Rochester was aground off the old pier buoy in St. Ives Bay. At 11.42 the life-boat...
Beside Miss Stephenson is Mrs. Stanton. Behind her from the front of the platform to the back are: Coxswain Cross (Humber), Coxswain Dobson (Donna Nook), and Coxswain Fleming (Gorleston). On the front row of the platform from left to right... - View image in PDF
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Shortly before midnight on the 14th February, the Tolsta post office telephoned that two local fishing boats were in distress off Tolsta Head, which is about twenty- two miles by sea north of Stornoway.
A strong west wind...
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, pictured at the helm of Tynemouth's 52ft Arun class lifeboat George and Olive Turner during a tour of the north-east last November, photograph by courtesy of the Newcastle... - View image in PDF
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THREE thousand gas-filled balloons were released from Torquay sea front with cards attached to each balloon bearing the name of someone who had paid one shilling to the Torquay branch of the Institution. Three prizes were awarded for the...
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'A Queen's Gala' at Pitcaple Castle, Inverurie, on Sunday June 10 raised £1,600 for the lifeboat service. During the afternoon six scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots were danced on the lawn by pupils of the Anne...
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WHEREIN LIES the essence of good public relations? Who better to ask than Patrick Howarth, for more than a quarter of a century public relations officer of the RNLI? His answer is predictably clear-cut and to the point: 'First of all in...
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AN important extension of the Institu- tion's practice of encouraging rescues by shore-boats was put into effect in the summer of 1962 by the Institution in conjunction with the Ministry of Trans- port. Its purpose is to make wider and...
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