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The Latvian Steamer Everline, of Riga and Nolsoy
The First Service of the Lerwick Life-boat.
LAST year the Institution established a Life-boat Station at Lerwick in the Shetlands. This is the first Life-boat Station to be established on those islands, and was made...
Shoreline
SHORELINE has been growing at a fantastic rate recently, thanks to your support.
First there was the competition announced in the winter issue of THE LIFEBOAT, the prize for which was a BMW Series 7 motor car generously...
Category: Articles
Motor Vessel Aground Off the Irish Coast
ON the 22nd October, 1961, the motor vessel Halronell, on passage from New- port, Monmouthshire, to Haulbowline, Co. Cork, encountered heavy weather off the Coningbeg lightvessel, and her bridge was damaged. Her master deci- ded to return to...
Category: Services
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To THOMAS BENN, on his retirement, after serving for 26 1/2 years as Coxswain, 21 /2 years as Second Coxswain, and previously 3 1/2 years as Bowman of the Maryport Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a...
Category: Awards
In Retirement
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Category: Advertisement
February
FEBRUARY Launches 53 Lives rescued 22 FEBRUARY 2ND. - WALMER, KENT. At 8.58 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel in distress east-south-east of the coastguard station. A southerly gale was blowing against the first of the flood...
Category: Services
Blakeney Dawn
TOW FOR MOTOR CRUISER FOUND BY LIGHTVESSEL The Mumbles, Glamorganshire. At 10.5 on the night of the 12th July, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about six miles east-south-east of the Scar...
Reading's Successful Year
30 Old Subscribers Lost. 42 New Subscribers Found.
IN sending to the Institution a cheque for £419, being the contribution from the Reading Branch for the Branch year which ended on 30th September, Mr.
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Category: Branches
New Year Honours
Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Irving, C.B., F.R.S.A., a member of the Committee of Management, has been made a K.B.E. in the New Year Honours list.
Mr. W. R. Edwards, honorary secretary of the Ramsey, Isle of Man, life-boat...
Category: Awards
The Annual Meetings 2000
The RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards, held on 18 May 2000, once again took place at the Barbican Centre in the City of London. The morning AGM allowed Chairman David Acland, who retires at the end of July, to...
Category: Meetings