Practising beaching, to land well clear of possible breaking waves or heavy surf: as the helmsman brings the Atlantic 21 lifeboat in at speed the two crew members prepare to tilt up the outboard engines clear of the ground.. - View image in PDF
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What do you do when your boat starts to sink – so fast you don’t even have time to make a distress call? You hope there’s a lifeboat nearby …
It was a typical Sunday morning for the crew of...
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Seven lifeboat stations involved in 21 hour search for missing anglersA complex service on 14 April 1991 involved all seven lifeboat stations from Dover to Newhaven, lasted 21 hours and involved searching of an area of 3,400 square miles for...
Car over cliff LATE ON THE EVENING OF THURSDAY JULY 24, 1986, the coastguard cliff rescue team were called to Port Soderick Bay, 2'/2 miles south of Douglas on the Isle of Man. A car with four people inside had driven over a 330 ft cliff...
SINCE HER INTRODUCTION to the RNLI fleet in 1971, the Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat has not only proved her worth on service, but has also shown herself to be a thoroughbred among boats.
With her speed, range,...
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The new Atlantic lifeboat workshop at the RNLI's Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, was officially opened by RNLI President The Duke of Kent on 16 April. The workshop will see the building and refits of the charity’s...
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Branding reviewviews for Issue No 563 has arrived and read; an excellent issue, presentation and contents.
It has a great practical and interesting 'buzz' about it all.
The Lifeboat College must...
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Falling tide, rising tide ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO after West Kirby lifeboat crew had been receiving instruction on mouth to mouth resuscitation from their divisional inspector, Cdr George Cooper, on Thursday March 6, and while they were still...
Beaumaris, Gwynedd February 10 Blackpool, Lancashire January 2, 30 (twice), 31 and February 3 Brighton, East Sussex February 6 Broughty Ferry, Angus December 24 Conwy, Gwynedd January 19 and February 4 Flint, Clwyd February 23 Great Yarmouth...
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AFFINITY WITH The Royal Bank Qf Scot,and p,c DO YOU USE A CREDIT CARD? y* The Rpy?l Bank If you do, or you are considering re-arranging your finances in any way you could be helping directly to fund the RNLI with every transaction you...
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