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Ever Ready — Kent Ferry Exercise

Date: Spring 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 496

The unexpected can often make an exercise more real than anyone intended. This is how Ramsgate lifeboatmen passed an extra test of skill with flying colours. Photographs are by courtesy of Jim Byrne, the story is told by Georgette...

Category: Articles

Coinin Ban

Date: Winter 1992

Volume: 52

Issue: 519

Family rescue An unusual family rescue began on 11 July 1991 when James Tyrrell, the brother of Arklow's second coxswain and who is also the station's honorary secretary set sail with another friend in his 18ft sailing dinghy Coinin...

Loss of Life at Sea

Date: February 1880

Volume: 11

Issue: 115

THE remarks contained in the following opportune communication from the Rev. J. Scarth, are deserving of every consideration, notwithstanding that they only repeat the oft-told tale in regard to the dreadful loss of life at...

Category: Articles

The French Life-Boat Service

Date: August 1896

Volume: 16

Issue: 181

IN June we were honoured by a visit from the COMTE DE BIZEMONT, the Chief Inspector of our sister service in France, and we need hardly say it was a great pleasure to welcome him and show him what he required to see. Among other things the...

Category: Articles

The Institution and the War

Date: November 1914

Volume: 22

Issue: 254

WE have the pleasure of giving a list of the Officers and members of the Staff, or of a Permanent Crew, of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION who have been called up or who have volunteered for service with His Majesty's Forces...

Category: Articles

Life-Boat Crews

Date: November 1894

Volume: 15

Issue: 174

"MAN the Life-boat!" has become a household -word, and it may possibly prove of some interest to those who, have not had the opportunity of seeing different parts of the coast of England, or of studying the different types of the...

Category: Articles

Life-Boats and Aeroplanes

Date: March 1933

Volume: 29

Issue: 313

DURING the month of October six Lifeboats were launched in response to signals which were believed to be from aeroplanes in distress. The story of their search shows the way in which the increasing traffic by air is adding to the duties of...

Category: Services

Classified Advertisements

Date: Winter 1979

Volume: 46

Issue: 467

All Classifieds are subject to pre-payment at 20p per word, minimum ten words.

ACCOMMODATION BR1XHAM, Devon. Beside outer harbour, overlooking Torbay Lifeboat. Comfortably furnished self catering holiday apartments, each...

Category: Advertisement

From An Original Idea by Henry Greathead

Date: Winter 1990

Volume: 51

Issue: 511

Jn Sunday, 15 March 1789 a ship, the Adventure of Newcastle, began the process which led to today's lifeboats.

Adventure was wrecked at the mouth of the Tyne while thousands of onlookers watched helplessly from the...

Category: Articles

Coronella

Date: Winter 1983

Volume: 48

Issue: 483

Making water WICK COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Thurso lifeboat station at 1355 on Tuesday September 7,1982, that the fishing vessel Coronella was making water off Duncansby Head andthe lifeboat was asked to launch with pumps...