Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON1050: Jun 13, Jul 7, 18,27and 28 Relief D class: Jun 13, Jul 18, 28 and 31 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Jun 25, Jul 4, 5 (twice), 9 and 10 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 12m Mersey ON 1193: Jul 26 and 30 D class: Jul 30...
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THE first gallantry medals to be awarded to crew members of an inflatable lifeboat were in September 1969. Robert Stewart and Andrew Scott of Amble won bronze medals for the rescue of two men from a capsized yacht, off Amble...
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Tá na báid ar snámh san fharraige, Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir. The boats are floating on the sea, May the men come safely home.
Irish folk song
An island on western Europe’s extreme,...
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Main attraction on the R.N.L.I. stand at this year's International Boat Show at Earls Court, London, on 3-13 January was the new McLachlan boat (18-02) which is foreseen as a high speed rescue craft and also for taking crews from the... - View image in PDF
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A FOREIGNER, looking at the Wreck Chart of the British Isles, might not unnaturally conceive that a very large proportion of the ships that pass to and from our ports every year were wrecked on our shores. When, however, he came to be...
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Greater London.
Third Annual Royal Matinee at the Savoy Theatre. (See special report.) Conference of Branch representatives at Westminster City Hall. (See special report in last issue of The Lifeboat.) BALHAM.—Life-boat Day...
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Governors ... Shoreline... Storm Force.. Maximise your Membership The active membership of the Institution continues to grow, with the latest figures showing almost 28,000 Governors and some 140,000 Shoreline members.
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THE Board of Trade have recently placed in the hands of the public their annual Blue Book dealing with the shipping casualties which occur on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom ; the present number furnishing the relative statistics...
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Steeley determination! A donation of £25,000 was recently presented to John Clugston, chairman of the South Bank Committee Humber lifeboat appeal by Stuart Pettifor, managing director of British Steel (Sections, Plates and Commercial...
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun ON 1050: November 9 (twice), 20 and January 1 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: December 9 and February 16 Aith, Shetland 52ft Arun ON 1100: January 21 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft 6in Rather ON 1068: February 21...
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