On 23 May 2001 the first RNLI inland waterway lifeboat station, on Lough Erne in Northern Ireland, opened for business.
Honorary secretary Sam McCreery and deputy launching authority Archie Birrell report on the events of...
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A cheque for £17,000 was presented to the director, Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, on behalf of the Association of British Laundry, Cleaning and Rental Services. The association is celebrating its centenary and in order to mark the event an... - View image in PDF
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A MAYDAY RELAY message from the Danish motor vessel Charlottenburg was heard by St Peter Port Signal Station at 1323 on Sunday December 13, 1981.
Charlottenburg was going to the assistance of Bonita, an Ecuadorian motor...
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Wick's New Tyne Class Lifeboat Norman Salvesen Lies Alongside The North Pier For Her Naming and Dedication Ceremony. - View image in PDF
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JUST THE RECIPE TO HELP THE RNLI 150 Celebrities Reveal their Favourite Dishes • Mouth-watering ideas for cooks of all abilities • Starters, main courses, desserts, cakes and biscuits 1 Fun and practical recipes - from Roy Castle's...
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ON the 4th of February, as reported in the Spring Journal, 1951, the Camp- be! town life-boat helped the frigate Loch Fada, which had got into diffi- culties with the landing craft Stalker in tow. The Loch Fada's command- ing officer...
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DAILY EXPRESS N R N A I O N A Sttiw 23rd MARCH-lst APRIL J989 Following its highly successful debut in Plymouth, the Daily Express Test of England Boat Show be moved to the Bristol Exhibition Centre in order to expand the marker for...
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Lifeboats stationed round the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland WATSON AND BARNETT, Oakley, Waveney, Thames, Arun or Clyde . . . names which conjure up the lifeboats of the RNLI's offshore fleet, each with her own characteristics, her...
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Birthday Honours The following were honoured by HM The Queen in her Birthday Honours list for their services to the Institution: MBE: David Cargill. Mechanic at Arbroath lifeboat station from 1973 to February 1995, having joined the crew in...
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THE unfortunate accident which occurred to the Calais mail-packet Prince Frederick William, in February last, will be fresh in the memory of many of our readers, when the upsetting of one of the Calais life-boats, which had proceeded to the...
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