Jan. 6,1881.—Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, and a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum, to Mr. HENRY SMITH, pilot, of Glou- cester, and 11. to his mate, for saving the owner, and two persons on board the yacht Foam, which was in...
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The National Association of Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland has supported the RNLI since the 1970s, funding 10 lifeboats. Now it has made the RNLI its Presidential Charity of the Year, May 2010–11.
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Six lifeboats in search for missing Belgian trawler The new Tyne class lifeboat at Douglas, Isle of Man, had a testing time during her first service, in a search for a missing Belgian trawler which lasted for 11 hours in Force 7 winds and...
The Royal National Life-boat Institution agreed to a request made at the rnternationaf Life-boat Conference that it she act as a distributing centre for information which may be of general interest to all life-boat societies. The Institution...
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Getting on for 30 boats took part in Brighton trawler race which, organised by the Trawlermen's Association on July 24, raised £1,000 for the local RNLI branch. - View image in PDF
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FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Obverse.—Bust of His Majesty KING EDWARD VII. Double Legend: "Royal National Life-boat Institution. Founded in 1824. Incorporated 1860. King Edward VII. Patron."...
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Sail Safari -- it's a lifeboat knockout! Using the 'It's a Knockout' theme, which has recently re-emerged into the limelight, the RNLI staged Sail Safari, an 'around the world boat race' in Battersea Park on 25...
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Bridlington: On the morning of November 27, 1975, Bridlington lifeboat, the 37' Oakley William Henry and Mary King stood by, with drogue streamed, while a coble and ten motor fishing vessels entered harbour. The wind was southerly strong... - View image in PDF
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The spirit of Tradition Michel Martell, the seventh generation of the Martell family to head this prestigious company, founded in 1715, was in England when the announcement was made to phase out the traditional Naval rum ration in 1970. This...
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