THE disaster at Seaham Harbour, in which 5 members of the life-boat crew and 4 people who had been taken off a fishing boat by the life-boat all lost their lives, shocked and distressed the nation.
The life-boat capsized at...
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THE DUKE OF ATHOLL, chairman of the RNLI, praised the courage of the Penlee lifeboat crew lost last December and of their families at the annual general meeting of the governors of the RNLI held in London on Tuesday morning May 11. The Duke...
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Thursday, 19th January, 1928.
SIR GODFREY BAKING, Bt., in the Chair.
Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., for attending a Gala Performance of the Film " The Black...
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G o v e r n o r s - S h o r e l i n e - S t o r m F o r c e Moving with the Times The Institution's membership scheme continues to flourish, with a total of almost 177,000 members at the end of 1990 giving an increase of more than 15% on...
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BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT EASTBOURNE MARCH 20TH. - EASTBOURNE, HASTINGS, AND NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. During the night the London steamer Barnhill, of 5,430 tons, was in the English Channel on her way from Nova Scotia to London.Two of the...
Very early on the morning of the 4th January, a vessel was seen on the Dogger Bank, off this coast, on which a rough sea was then breaking.
As soon as possible the smaller of the two Life-boats on this station, the Civil...
Shortly before 1 P.M. on the 17th April a brig was observed on the Swin Middle Sand. No distress signal could be seen, but the dangerous position of the vessel was considered sufficient to warrant the launching of the Life-boat. The Albert...
The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....
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At 9.30 A.M. on the 8th February the Coastguard re- j ported that the Girdler Light-vessel was firing distress signals, and shortly after- wards a message was received by wire- less telegraphy from a steamer stating that the Girdler...
THE annual match for the " Baring Cup" was played between teams representing the Head Office and the Storeyard on 2nd April, on a ground kindly lent by Messrs. J. Stone & Co.
Ltd., at Charlton, Kent. The...
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