The RNLI first issued protective helmets to their Waveney class lifeboat crews in the 1960's At some four knots faster than the older classes of 8 or 9 knot double-ended lifeboats, some concern was expressed about crew members'...
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D class lifeboats help nearly 600 people to safety from floodingThe sterling efforts of the crews of three North Wales lifeboats during the severe flooding which hit the area in late February 1990 have earned the stations special...
J.G. Graves of Sheffield was the first of the 26 Oakley Mk1 s to be built between 1958 and 1971 and is displayed on a typical launching carriage of the period. The class was designed to be self righting while retaining a high degree of... - View image in PDF
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Books RMS Queen Mary: 101 questions and answers about the great transatlantic liner By David Ellery, published by Conway ISBN 1844860337 Price: £9.99 (plus p&p) hardback David Ellery's engaging text is structured into bite-sized...
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Wick's New Tyne Class Lifeboat Norman Salvesen Lies Alongside The North Pier For Her Naming and Dedication Ceremony. - View image in PDF
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WHEN OTHERS SEEK SHELTER The first Trent Class lifeboat 'RNLB The Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma' by Christopher Southcombe The original painting, which now hangs at Broadlands, was presented by the artist to the Countess...
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Thursday, Dec. 6, 1855. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair.' Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance, Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees.
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The award-winning British 34-footer." Sadler 34. The Sadler 34 is a rather special performance cruiser.
For one thing, she's British through and through.
For another, she's quite unsinkable. A...
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Aberdovey, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: September 18 and October 6 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: September 11 and October 11 Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: September 13 and 26 Aith, Shetland 52ft Barnett: September 11, 26 and October...
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Co-operative Funeralcare ff :.: — • Funeral Pre-Payment Plan from Co-operative Funeralcare It's always a good idea to plan ahead and with a Funeral Pre-Payment Plan from Co-operative Funeralcare, you can do just that. There are three...
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