Eastbourne’s Mersey class lifeboat Royal Thames was launched on 22 August to help the crew of a yacht that had suffered mechanical failure.
Lifeboat crew members are pictured onboard the yacht setting up a tow. The yacht’s...
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The flag day at Wigan was held on a day when there was a gas exercise, and at Bristol when there was a mock invasion. Collectors and contributors were all wearing their gas masks. It made no difference. Wigan collected £324, a record...
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Do you know any children who love being creative? Get your child to design a Christmas card based on one of these themes – The Rescue, Coastal Christmas or Christmas for the Crew – and it could be featured in the RNLIshop range. Four winners...
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Something special ? Wright away sir! TANKS For almost half a century Wrights have specialised in the fabrication of tanks from 5 to 50,000 gallons in stainless steel, aluminium, or mild steel, either one-off or on a production run. We are...
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6th October. A collision occurred between two steamers in a dense fog, but both, although damaged, declined help.—Rewards, £30 16s. 60'..
A TRAVELLING waxwork exhibition has been arranged by Mr. Louis Tussaud, of the famous waxwork show, and Mr.
Tussaud has included in it a life-boat tableau. He has also kindly agreed that the Institution's collecting...
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The ballerinas of the Birmingham Royal Ballet were among the first to answer our Mayday call during the RNLI’s big annual fundraising event (pictured above). Premiership rugby players also pulled on crew boots in aid of Mayday 2016 – James...
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At about 6.35 P.M. on 19th February, a telephone message was received from the Rockmount Hotel taat signals of distress had been seen in a position approximately four miles N.W. of Hanois Lighthouse. This was con- firmed from another source,...
This life-boat is one of the light self-righting type, 35 feet 6 inches by 8 feet 10 inches.. - View image in PDF
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