In storm force winds and darkness, the yacht Annarchy had engine problems and was steering an erratic course. The Moelfre crew had to manoeuvre the lifeboat close enough to the yacht for Rod Pace to jump aboard and regain control of the...
Salcombe Life-boat Disaster.
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call {or me! And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may...
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LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND IRBs 1st June 1971 to 31st August 1971: Launches 1,330, lives saved 787 THE ACTIVE FLEET (as at 31/8/71) 135 station life-boats 111 inshore rescue boats LIVES RESCUED 94,443 from the Institution'...
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THURSDAY, 18th April, 1901.
Sir EDWARD BIRKECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Read letter from His Majesty's Principal...
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WHEN RICHARD EVANS, the former Moelfre coxswain, concluded his reply to the toast of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at a dinner given by the Corporation of London in Guildhall on April 26 to mark 'The Year of the Lifeboat',...
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Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(.Incorporated by Royal Charter.) Patroness—HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
President—ADMIRAL His GRACE THE DUKE OF...
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The RNLI's responsibilities demand medical expertise not only in emergency care – lifeboat crew and lifeguards are often first on scene – but also for the health of our staff and volunteers...
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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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THURSDAY, 6th December, 1866. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.K.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward...
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