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More rescues than ever, a stormy economic climate, and plans to save more lives in the future: the RNLI’s AGM in May addressed a host of challenges …
Ladies and Gentlemen, set against everything we do is that continuing...
Category: Articles
BRINGING 200 TONNES OF TRAWLER HOME
Kieran had to work fast. In high winds, a trawler’s heaving line had got tangled around the lifeboat’s searchlight and radar. Someone had to climb up and cut it loose or the next big swell could bring the gear down …
The...
Category: Articles
Grace Darling
THROUGH the generous gift of Lady John Joicey-Cecil the Royal National Life-boat Institution has lately come into the possession of a very precious relic connected with our Island story, and one singularly appropriate to the humane and...
Category: Articles
Fort Moultre
The Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 6.42 on the morning of the 25th of De- cember, 1952, the coastguard telephonedthat a message had been received from the tanker Fort Moultre, of New York, which was anchored in Swansea Bay, that she had a...
70' Clyde Class a Trawler Type Lifeboat Designed to Lie Offshore In Such Exposed Waters As the Bristol Channel and the Orkneys and to Be Able to Remain at Sea for Long
70' Clyde class, a trawler type lifeboat designed to lie offshore in such exposed waters as the Bristol Channel and the Orkneys, and to be able to remain at sea for long periods, if necessary, without refuelling. 70-003, on show at... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
GREAT RAIL JOURNEYS
ARCTIC CIRCLE EXPRESS - Stockholm, the Arctic Circle and fjords of Western Norway — Travel with the UK's leading specialist in holidays by rail on this wonderful 15-day tour of Sweden and Norway. A friendly and professional Tour Manager...
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The Rnli Float Carrying a 21' Atlantic Ilb at the Lord Mayor's Show on November 10 the Theme Was 'The Year of the Life-Boat' By Courtesy of Keystone
The RNLI float carrying a 21' Atlantic ILB at the Lord Mayor's Show on November 10. The theme was 'The Year of the Life-boat'. by courtesy of Keystone. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats
Launches 16 Lives rescued 11 INISHBOFIN, CO. GALWAY. During the morning of the 4th of January, 1943, the Valentia radio received a message that the Barrister, of Liverpool, was ashore off Skird Rocks. Later the position was given Inishshark...
Category: Services
Meetings of Committee
Thursday, 4th March, 1852. THOMAS WILSON, Esq., in the Chair.
Confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting, and of the Finance, Wreck, and Reward Sub-Committees.
Read letter from the Local Committee at...
Category: Committee