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Sir Alec Rose, the round-the-world sailor and navigator, made the award presentations at the annual meeting of the R.N.L.I, in London on 8th April 1970.

(1) Coxswain William Sheader (Scarborough) the silver medal, (2)... - View image in PDF

One of the key people at every lifeboat station is the honorary medical adviser, a local general practitioner who takes into his care the routine medical oversight of boat and crew and who, while not necessarily required by his appointment...

Out from Gothenburg: (I to r) Huragan, Poland, Olav Wallenius, Sweden, Fritz Behrens, Federal Republic of Germany, and Merchant Navy, RNLI.. - View image in PDF

SOUTHERN DISTRICT Eastney, Hampshire - At 3.10 p.m.

on i4th May, 1966, a member of the IRB crew informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized off the Royal Marine Barracks. At 3.15 the IRB was launched...

CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The Life-boat which has done duty at Cress- well since 1889 has been replaced by a new boat of the self-righting Ruble type, 34 ft. long by 8 ft. wide, fitted with one water-ballast tank and rowing 10 oars double...

GOD help our men at sea! In firelit, pictured rooms, 'mid wine and flowers, And gleesome company.

The wild winds awe us, in our blithest hours, To sigh this prayer; And, lonely, with clenched hands, at night 'tis...