LYTHAM.—On the 13th December, 1859, the brigantine Robert and Henry, of Dundalk, ran ashore on the Horse Bank, at the entrance of the River Mersey; intelligence being conveyed to Lytham of the disaster, the Institution's life-boat at...
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Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 54 Number 532 Chairman: SIR MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager:...
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The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., speaking at the Mermaid Ball dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London, in December, when a cheque was presented for over £51,000 by the Royal British Legion for the Solent class life-boat The... - View image in PDF
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Congratulations to the RNLI on the occasion of its 150th anniversary Bideford Shipyard 1973 • • • • • Bank End Bideford LimitedDevon England Telephone Bideford (023 72) 5508/9 Telegraphic address: BIDSHIP DEVON 72ft Clyde Class...
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Fathers and sons: Richard and Andrew Tollett, both crew members of Rye Harbour D class inflatable lifeboat, are the first Rye father and son to go out on service together since complete families were lost in the lifeboat disaster of 1928.<... - View image in PDF
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John John, second coxswain of Tenby lifeboat from 1982. He joined the crew of the Watson lifeboat in 1963 and was also a member of the station's D class lifeboat crew from 1973. In 1983 he was awarded a long service badge..
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Lifeboats from many member countries of the International Lifeboat Federation alongside during the 1991 conference in Oslo. The RNLI's Mersey class is clearly visible, as are several Colin Archer-type sailing lifeboats long since retired... - View image in PDF
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RNLI Chief Executive Andrew Freemantle and Captain Song Jiahui, Director General of the China Rescue and Salvage Bureau, met in Shanghai in November 2005 to sign a five-year cooperation plan between the two organisations following the sale... - View image in PDF
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A new crew of RNLI volunteers are preparing to open a lifeboat station in south west Cork. An inshore lifeboat station should be up and running at Union Hall, Keelbeg, from mid 2014 for a 2-year trial period. The volunteers will operate an...
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FEBRUARY 22ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A British Wellington aeroplane had come down in the Wash, but nothing was found in the course of a nine hours’ search. - Rewards, £29 11s. 6d..