JUST AS at a time of family celebration, wherever its members may be, their thoughts will turn to home, so in the spring of 1974 the thoughts of the RNLI and its friends must inevitably turn to Douglas; the little seaport on the Isle of Man...
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Two lifeboats capsize and right A DANISH CARGO VESSEL, Lone Diinia, in distress six miles north west of Skerryvore Lighthouse was reported by HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Barra Island lifeboat station at 2355 on Saturday...
2. Dover's lifeboat Rotary Service and the Atlantic 21 on trials at Walmer found themselves busy soon after departure. The Atlantic was on service for some 15 hours and eventually spent the night in Dunkirk.. - View image in PDF
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Protects & Supports The Entire Lower Back Region EASY FIT VELCRO FRONT FASTENING 4 9 INCHES DEEP GIVES TOTAL SUPPORT RELIEVES PAIN WHEN STANDING, STRETCHING, BENDING, WALKING, SITTING AND EVEN LYING DOWN FOR MEN AMD A/f~lfi/ICM 11...
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'Just Men' was the title of a long poem written by Mr. Anthony S. Burry, of Wickmead Close, Southend, in honour of the Moelfre life-boat and sold in booklet form by the Moelfre branch on their flag day on 28th August, 1967. The poem,...
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A new' mascot' for the Eastbourne branch was unveiled when lifeboatmen boarded a completely different form of transport.
Eastbourne Buses has boosted publicity for the local lifeboat by having one of its buses... - View image in PDF
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At 11 A.M. on the 7th August, daring a fresh wind from the N., signals of distress were shown from a vessel on the Hasborough Sands, in reply to which the 'same Life-beat was promptly launched, and found that the vessel was tie...
The Coastguard telephoned to the Honorary Secretary at 1.15 A.M. on the 8th January that a steamer, which was found later to be the Afon Dulais, of Llanelly, bound for Port Talbot with pig iron, was aground on the Mixon Sands. A light N.N.W....
Armistice Day: The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Motor Life-Boat Going Out To Sea With The Wreath. - View image in PDF
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