THE following Circular*, which has been issued by the Board of Trade to Life-boat Committees throughout the United Kingdom, provides, under certain indispensable conditions, for the increased efficiency of the lifeboat service.
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HM The Queen visits Fraserburgh station Monday 22 June was a proud day for Fraserburgh as HM The Queen toured the town's lifeboat station.
In her capacity as Patron of the RNLI, she received a cheque for £305,613,...
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A team of 24 students from the City and Guild's College Union of Imperial College, London, set out on July 10 to try to set a record for pedalling non stop 3,675 miles round the coast of Britain; they arrived back in London within a few... - View image in PDF
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THE following is a list of the cases in which the ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK have voted Honorary or Pecuniary Rewards, to persons who have been instrumental in saving lives during the year...
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You plan for things that might happen.
•1 GOLDEN CHARTER Pre-Paid Funeral Plans How about planning for something that definitely will? THERE COMES A TIME in life when it's natural to consider your own funeral...and to...
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In response to signals of distress at 8.30 P.M. on the 18th January, the Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton was launched. There was a whole W.N.W. gale at the time, and the sea was very heavy. Having proceeded in the direction of the signals,...
Take a voyage into the briny blue from the comfort of your armchair, whether you’re yearning for adventure or looking to brush up on your nautical knowledge
Lighthouses: Beacons of the Sea
by David Ross
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Dfracombe, Devonshire. — At about 1.35 P.M. on the llth November, 1938, the coastguard reported that a passing steamer, going east, was flying a signal indicating aircraft in distress. A squally S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea...
Two lifeboats in rescue of fishing boat crew from foot of sheer cliffsCoxswain Peter Race of the Teesmouth Lifeboat has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for bravery following the rescue of two men from the fishing vessel Gang...
WHO has not heard of GRACE DARLING, the heroine of the Longstone Lighthouse? whose name, associated with the wreck of the Forfarshire steamer, will long be remembered amongst the annals of those who, although holding humble stations in life,...
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