The RNLI has been saving lives at sea for 178 years. Beach Rescue has only been a part of this for two years, but it has come a long way since its formation as a trial project in early 2001 The RNLI became involved in Beach Rescue as a...
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At Reigate, Blackie (below, I.) races after coins thrown in the long bar at The Market Hotel and takes them to James Ware for the lifeboat box. Bobbie (r.) delivers papers to handicapped readers and earns Ip per head per day which his owner,... - View image in PDF
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With great glee and satisfaction three young lads and their fathers knock down a pile of coins worth £126 which had been amassed by the senior ratings of HM Submarine Courageous for Sheerness lifeboat. Doing a grand job of demolition... - View image in PDF
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First-aid treatment for a member of the crew of the torpedoed London Trader picked up by the Shoreham lifeboat on July 26, 1940.. - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 24TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A steamer was reported to have been attacked by enemy aeroplanes, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £40 5s..
Bridlington: On Saturday September 26, in east-south-easterly gales gusting to strong gale, force 9, and very rough seas the 37ft Oakley relief lifeboat Mary Joicey. on temporary duly at Bridlington, escorted five trawlers safely into... - View image in PDF
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BooKs Sea stories – new writing from the National Maritime Museum Various writers This intriguing collection encompasses tales of the remote and wild coastal landscapes of Orkney and the west of Ireland, Mediterranean mysteries, an ill-fated...
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Lytham St. Annes.—At six o'clock in the evening of the 22nd of June, 1952, a resident telephoned that a yacht was aground on the south side of the Riddle Estuary. It could be seen that she was dried out close up to the South Training...
. . . While Brownies of the 13th Durham I below left I and 9th below right) Packs are helping the RNLI hy collecting foreign coins. The Brownies also took part in a poster competition and the three best entries were displayed at a coffee... - View image in PDF
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Steven Findlay is pictured right with the tools of his trade, with which he collected £130-worth of bottles and coins!. - View image in PDF
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