The story of the Life-boat Service in the war of 1939 to 1945 is told in "Storm on the Waters" by Mr. Charles Vinc«, publicity secretary of the Institution.
It will be published on December i6th by Messrs....
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The lifeboat house ai Skegness makes good use of us position in the middle of a busy esplanade. Both Mersey and D class are on view and a souvenir shop does good business. - View image in PDF
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Swanage, Dorset.—At 5.50 on the afternoon of the 23rd of May, 1954, the St. Aldhelm's Head coastguard rang up to say that a motor boat appeared to be in difficulties about two miles east of the Head. At six o'clock the life- boat R....
THERE could probably be no better evidence afforded of the national importance of the work in which the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION is engaged than the cordial and valuable co-operation afforded to it by the general press of this country;...
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Zetland, the oldest survmg lifeboat is of the Greathead type and was built in 1800. - View image in PDF
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Question time: three lifeboatmen from Minehead ready to answer questions in a new series of Granada TV's Busman's Holiday, beginning in the new year and offering prizes of trips to exotic parts. Bryan Stoner (I), Chris Rundle... - View image in PDF
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Eighteen lifeboats at sea as storm sweeps country 'Services varied from false alarms - both with good intent and malicious - to fishing vessels and commercial passenger vessels...' The severe storms which swept much of the country on...
THE Board of Trade is to be congratulated on the success of its efforts to lay before the public the " Abstracts of the Shipping Casualties which have occurred on or near the Coasts of the United Kingdom " up to the latest possible...
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Q What do a gallantry medallist, a member of the Royal Family and a soap star have in common?
A They are all former members of Storm Force!
There’s one...
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Ix 1949 eleven life-boats were com- pleted and sent to the coast. Another twenty more were under construction when the year ended.
Before the war a life-boat took, on an average, a year to build. After the war the time at...
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