CAISTER, NORFOLK. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION replaced, in October last, its life-boat on this station by a new boat, the old one having become thoroughly worn out, and unfit for further service. The latter life-boat has rendered...
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Another valuable contribution to life-boat history has been made by Grahame Farr in his latest volume in the Wreck and Rescue Series. This tells the story of the South Devon life-boats (Wreck and Rescue on the Coast of Devon, D. Bradford...
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Research and Development Officer, RNLI IMAGINE A JANUARY AFTERNOON. Not much wind, but a cold front forecast; the light will fade in a couple of hours; wind and sea will be getting up and the temperature is dropping all the...
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Environmental disaster prevented Bronze medal for Thurso Coxswain and awards to Thurso and Longhope crewsThurso lifeboat Coxswain William Farquhar has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal for bravery for his part in an incident involving...
Lt Cdr Brian Miles looks at the RNLI's plans for the future and at a busy and memorable 1993In any generation, improvements in the lifeboat service can always be achieved, and the recognition that tomorrow we should aim to be better than...
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Deeds of Covenant Thanks to the members who signed the deed of covenant in the Autumn 1993 issue of THE LIFEBOAT a total of 998 new covenants were received, resulting in an extra income of £5,600pa. If you missed the opportunity to...
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ON Friday evening, the 29th of November, 1830, the St. George, a first-class steamer, commanded by Lieut. TUDOR, R.N., arrived at Douglas, Isle of Man, with the mail from Liverpool, and anchored in the bay. The night was stormy, with heavy...
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IT is with much pleasure that we record that the Netherlands Government have shown their appreciation of the service of the Fishguard Motor Life-boat in saving seven lives from the Dutch motor schooner Hermina, on the 3rd December, 1920, by...
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FOR a number of years there has been in Plymouth very close and useful co-operation between the Life-boat Station and the local Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the Brigade turning out whenever the Life- boat receives a call, and...
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A kitesurfer, tangled in his lines, was drifting out to sea. He was dangerously close to jagged rocks and was about to take desperate measures
For Tom Davies from Bristol, it was the first time he’d kitesurfed on his own...
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