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RESCUEE RETURNS WITH THANKS
James Probert says he ‘simply would not be here’ if not for the quick and professional response of his rescuers. The 58-year-old father of four collapsed in a car park...
Category: Articles
Squirrel Tales
AVAILABLE in a special memorial issue is the late Minnie Mitchelson Goodall's bright humane story, "Tales Told by a Squirrel", the royalties of which go to the Royal National Life-boat Institution. Ideal for young folk, the...
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Squirrel Tales
Teachers, parents, librarians and others please take note - now available in a special memorial issue is the late Minnie Mitchelson GoodalTs bright humane story, "Tales Told by a Squirrel", the royalties of which go to the Royal...
Category: Articles
A Fishing Boat
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 1.34 p.m. on 8th September, 1965, a report was received that a boat had capsized between New Quay and Aberaeron. It was known that a small lobster boat was still at sea, although there was a strong northeasterly...
Rescue 50 Miles Inland!
At 0815 on Good Friday. 10 April 1998, Weston super-Mare and Penarth lifeboat stations received information from RNLI headquarters that urgent assistance was requested due to the severe flooding in the South Midlands. - View image in PDF
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Services of the Life-Boats In October, November and December, 1956. Lives Rescued 72
OCTOBER DURING October life-boats were launched on service 56 times and rescued 37 lives.
TWO YACHTS ESCORTED TO MEVAGISSEY Fowey, Cornwall.—At two o'clock on the afternoon of the 1st of October, 1956, the Polruan...
Category: Services
Super-Quality of Life-Boats. Some Examples from the Recent Gales
By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats.
IN an article with the above title which appeared in The Lifeboat for February, 1925, I pointed out the reasons why, in material and construction...
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Praunheim, of Bremen
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.30 a.m.
on 3Oth July, 1967, a message was received from Valentia radio that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Praunheim of Bremen, and a request had been made for the life-boat to...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 1st June, 1882.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chair- man of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting, and those of the Finance and...
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Last of the Sailing Life-Boats
Last of the Sailing Life-Boats The William Cantrell Ashley Sails Away From New Quay Cardigan. - View image in PDF
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