Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—At about 10.15 on the night of the 10th of June, 1948, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned the Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Douglas life- boat stations that an aeroplane, with eight...
Launches 90 Lives Rescued 61 During January and February life-boats put out to the rescue ninety times and rescued sixty-one lives, and the Institution gave to its crews and launchers for these services, and for assemblies of crews, rewards...
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JANUARY MEETING SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT RHOSNEIGIR RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY. About 11.30 in the morning of the 28th of August, 1941, a British bombing aeroplane crashed in the sea off Rhosneigir.
A gale was blowing from the...
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Reading the Spring 1998 issue of The Lifeboat. I noticed the photograph of Valentia's Severn class lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
Oboerst.—Bust of Her Majesty Queen Victoria; beneath, in minute letters, "L. C. Wyon." Double legend.
" Royal National Life-boat Institution....
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ALDBOROOUGH, SUFFOLK.—At 7.30 AM.
on the 6th December, 1883, a sudden gale from the N.I. sprang up accompanied by a very rough sea. The fleet of fishing boats was out, and two of the boats were unable to cross the shoals....
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NOVEMBER 24TH. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £14 5s..
An organisation funded totally by voluntary donations has a very special relationship with its friends.
Finding supporters, expanding and staying in touch with the supporter community is vital to the RNLI's future - as...
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HOLYHEAD.—On the 5th November, at about 9.40 P.M., signals of distress were shown by the s.s. Rydal Hall, of Liverpool, which had stranded on the Clipera Bocks during a gale of wind and a heavy sea.
The Life-boat Thomas...
Careful! You’re holding something very valuable in your hands. It’s something you helped to make.
Thanks to the many letters and emails that readers send me, I have a pretty good idea of what you think is important about...
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