LIFEBOATMAN ALONE ABOARD PILOT BOAT PLUCKS CREW TO SAFETY IN SEVERE GALE Three rescued from tug after night collision with coaster Shane Coleman, Second Coxswain/Mechanic of the Lowestoft lifeboat has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal...
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BY the death of Mr. Ernest Armstrong, of Eastbourne, on the 3rd of June, 1952, at the age of 78, the Life-boat Service has lost one of its most devoted and energetic friends, and the committee of management a col- league whose help and...
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THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS submitted to the Institution's governors at the Royal Festival Hall in London on May 15 showed that Shoreline had contributed £934,400 to the RNLI's funds in 1983, an increase of more than £165,000. At...
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Dial 999 for fire, police, ambulance, life-boat.
Those words on the cover of the Jersey telephone directory, in large type, caught my eye soon after I landed on the island. They sum up very neatly the efficient way in which...
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1924 will be remembered as one of the wettest years on record. But it was not a year of storms, although it ended with great gales all round the coast.
It was, in fact, a year much calmer than the average. It is such years...
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The summarised reports on this page concern services for which letters of commendation and thanks from Lt Cmdr Brian Miles, as deputy director/ chief of operations, have been sent to the stations and/or personnel...
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SOMETIMES the story is put about that the R.N.L.I. is in the habit of burning life-boats which have been involved in accidents. The truth of the matter is that on a few occasions in the past, when life-boat hulls have been wrecked beyond...
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‘Being able to do something for someone – giving them that extra chance – you just feel pleased that you’ve done it,’ says Jennie Court, before our interview is brought to a sudden halt. We’re interrupted by the shrill ringing of a bell from...
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GIFTS RNLI Videos Lifeboats 24/7 £8 (XT The story of the RNLI with rescue reconstructions I Building support for lifeboats £8.00* Constructing the lifeboat shore facilities Five minutes with the RNLI plus f) Saved by a motor...
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