When HM The Queen visited Shetland in May to open Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, accompanied by HM King Olav of Norway and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Royal party also took a walk in Lerwick, stopping to talk with crew members aboard the Arun... - View image in PDF
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September Meeting.
St. Helier, Jersey. — On the 17th May the sailing boat Seafarer had put out with three people on board. On the following day, as she had not returned, it was decided to make a search. Mr. J. Langlois lent...
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North Eastern Division Cargo vessel sinks HUMBER COASTGUARD informed Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of Humber lifeboat station at 2357 on Tuesday February 13 that the Panamanian motor vessel Revi was in distress 30 miles north east of...
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Reported to the September and October Meetings of the Committee of Management.
September Meeting.
Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 11.45 A.M. on the 18th June the honorary secretary received a telephone...
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Prince Charles shakes hands and has a chat with Rock lifeboat crew members. Photo: John Beckett Photography. - View image in PDF
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The Duke of Kent has accepted the Institution's invitation to become its next President. This was announced formally at the annual general meeting of the Governors of the Institution on 25th March (see page 618). The Duke of Kent thus... - View image in PDF
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Enter the autumn 2005 Lifeboat Lottery for a chance to win the star prize: a Proton GEN-2 1.6 CSX car, kindly provided by Proton Cars UK Ltd. You could also win one of eight cash prizes ranging from £100 to... - View image in PDF
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Let Not The Deep by Mike Lunnon-Wood published byHarper Collins at £4.99 (paperback) ISBN 0 00 647590 6 Novels which centre around the lifeboat service are rare enough, but one which is well constructed, gripping and also moving is a...
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YEARS OF THEIR LIVES - CORRECTION
Many thanks to reader Mark Harvey who contacted us about the main image for the Years of Their Lives feature in the last edition. According to our archive...
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In response to signals of distress at 8.30 P.M. on the 18th January, the Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton was launched. There was a whole W.N.W. gale at the time, and the sea was very heavy. Having proceeded in the direction of the signals,...