The Liberian cargo ship Irene aground on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. It was her call for help which led to the Longhope life-boat being called out. The Irene's crew were rescued by coastguards.. - View image in PDF
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The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings, and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat...
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Active Membership The encouraging start to our 21 st year has continued with 10,315 new adult members recruited in the first five months of 1989, whilst the response to our appeal in the Spring journal for junior membership has been...
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(Above) At Twickenham and District branch's annual RNLJ ball, held at York House, Twickenham, on January 23, over £1,000 was raised by the tombola and raffle, for which more than 500 items were donated by local... - View image in PDF
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Jan. 1.—Voted 5?. to the master and crew of the steam-tug Telephone, of Falmouth, for saving five fishing-luggers, some of their nets, and their crews, numbering twenty men, which were in much danger off Exmouth during a heavy gale from the...
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Some brave RNLI volunteers face 10m waves and force 9 gales; others find themselves at the mercy of 30 excitable 5-year-olds. So how do we help save lives from the relative safety of the...
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THURSDAY, 14th September, 1893.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
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THE President of the R.N.L.I., the Duke of Kent, said at the 148th annual meeting at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 18th May, that the Institution rested on four great pillars, each of which was essential to its health and...
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THE following is a list of the cases in which the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has voted Honorary or Pecuniary Rewards, to persons who have been instrumental in saving lives during the year 1854-5.
April 23,...
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APRIL 27TH - 29TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE ; ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE ; PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE ; AND FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
While the motor fishing vessel Provider was on passage in ballast from Caernarvon to...