{Right) Ian Johnson became a crew member at Troon in 1966; he was a boat mechanic from 1970 to 1971, a fleet mechanic from 1971 to 1976, returning to the Merchant Navv in 1976 before becoming coxswain/mechanic of Portpatrick in 1978; he was... - View image in PDF
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On behalf of the Fleet Air Arm Officers' Association a cheque for £200 was presented to Derek Sargent, coxswain of the Weymouth lifeboat.
Standing left to right, Bob Runyeard, crew member, second officer Aly Husk,... - View image in PDF
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Teesmouth, September 14, 1986: Tees Dock quay space is normally full of steel ready for export. This particular Sunday, however, saw a small oasis of colour appear as the site was made ready for the naming ceremony of Teesmouth's 47ft... - View image in PDF
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The South Bank Meetings 1990 The Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards for 1989 The RNLI's 1990 Annual General meeting and Presentation of Awards, held on the South Bank in London on May 22, were again well attended by...
Category: Meetings
Cromer's famous son Henry Blogg is the most decorated RNLI crew member of all time. What kind of man was this lifeboating legend, and what did he do to earn such accolades? Henry Blogg's time as a crew member and coxswain was an...
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Once an RNLI supporter, always a RNLI supporter! When Mrs J. B. Wilson, who had worked within the ranks of Colwyn Bay branch since 1965, settled with her family in Hong Kong she asked HQ if she could start a branch there. With the dedicated...
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Seventeen saved from 75ft yacht aground in gale and 20ft breakersTwo Hayling Island lifeboatmen, Roderick James and Frank Dunster, have been awarded the RNLI's Silver Medal for their part in the rescue of 17 people from a 75ft yacht...
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire - At 2.42 a.m. on 3ist July, 1967, it was learnt that a vessel had fired red flares two and a hah0 miles south east of the Scarweather lightvessel. At 3 o'clock the lifeboat William Gammon - Manchester and...
Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths Marjofie Berry Falmouth guild president Hugh Bryan Chew Valley branch former chairman Henry 'Shrimp' Davies Former Cromer coxswain (see right) Andrew Forbes Former...
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Three new lifeboats: (I to r) Stromness, Stronsay and Thurso's Sarah Austin moored at Thurso after their passage from London in 1909.. - View image in PDF
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