A CENTURY AGO lifeboat crews were nearly all fishermen who spent most of their time working at sea and were well used to long periods of exposure in harsh conditions. Their lifeboats, although the best of their day, were simple open boats...
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Under the bridges of Dublin sailed three students from Trinity College last year. Keith Lee, Paddy Benson and Ciaran McGuckian braved a temperature of only 2 degrees centigrade, a 25 knot wind and flour and egg bombing from fellow students... - View image in PDF
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Helpers at Dungeness moving skids in position in preparation for hauling up the life-boat to its new boat house built on a shingle mound.. - View image in PDF
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Reported to the February, March and April Meetings of the Committee of Management.
February Meeting.
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. — On the morning of the 21st December, 1933, the honorary secretary...
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More views of RNLJ lifeboat stations from the air.Hunting Aerofilms is offering copies of these photographs at well below normal rates - and donating 25% of the print price to the RNLI.
Prices 8in by Sin-£13.00, 10inby...
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' For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle ?" UNTIL the year 1873, vast as were the interests at stake, there was no recognised system of night signals to be shown by vessels in distress...
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On the morning of Thursday 20 May a coach set off early from RNLI HQ in Poole, full of excited and ever-so-slightly nervous RNLI staff. They were destined for the Barbican Hall in London and a day of rare celebration. They were to Literally...
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On station ON-1127(47-019) Babs and Agnes Robertson, The Mumbles, 15 July 2006. ON-1096(47-005)ft/)eMw»e Measures withdrawn ON-1281(16-02) Haydn M/7/er, Tenby, 28 April 2006.
ON-1112(47-010) RFA Sir Galahad withdrawn...
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She made a comedy career from pouring scorn, but when it comes to the sea and those who rescue people from it, Jo Brand is positively gushing
It’s Jo Brand’s turn to jump in. She grabs her...
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The autumn 2005 draw was the most successful ever. Thank you! The income for the RNLI was a record-breaking £600,000-plus in just one draw. Thank you to all our readers who participated for helping to make this...
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