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1825. JOHN HENRY HECKER, Esq., Finsbury Square 1,000 0 0 1830. WILLIAM PRIOR, Esq., Herne Hill, Camberwell 1,827 14 8 1830. WILLIAM WALCOT, Esq., Oundle, Northamptonshire 50 0 0 1832. Mrs. DUPPA,...

Fast on West Barrow A RED FLARE was sighted in the vicinity of South West Swin Buoy by MV Hounslow at 0110 on Saturday, August 16, 1975.

Two minutes later a second flare was seen and reported to Warden Point Coastguard via...

Broken rudder THE YACHT Concerto, in difficulties ten miles north of Round Island, was reported to the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, lifeboat station by Falmouth Coastguard at 1618 on Tuesday June 22, 1982. Maroons...

EARL'S COURT, LONDON, JANUARY 5 TO 15 RECORDS AGAIN BROKEN AT RNLI STAND by Heather Deane Assistant Public Relations Officer, RNLI THE SOUND OF BAGPIPES proclaimed the Scottish theme of this year's International Boat Show and further...

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Stirling Whorlow QBE Stirling Whorlow QBE, the secretary of the Institution for eight years from 1961 to 1969 died at his home in Spain on 2 October 1988.

One of his colleagues from the RNLI at the time writes: 'It is...

The Institution is re-analysing its records to investigate the causes of loss of life at sea. Some interesting facts are emerging.The RNLI exists for one simple reason - to save lives at sea. In the pursuit of that seemingly simple goal it...

Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat.

H.R.H. THE DUKE of KENT, KG., on 27th June named the motor life-boat at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. This is the ninth motor life-boat which he has named. The other eight have...