After spending his early working years at sea as a deck apprentice Malcolm Macdonald came home to Stornoway in 1967 when he was appointed mechanic of the lifeboat. In 1979 he took over as coxswain/mechanic, a post which had earlier been held... - View image in PDF
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RNLI Operations Director Michael Vlasto recently attended an International Maritime Rescue Federation meeting to address global lifesaving issues.
The Chilean lifeboat service in Valparaiso hosted the event and took the...
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MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND On the 9th October, 1940, the Maryport life-boat rescued the crew of four of the herring drifter Mourne Lass, of Workington.
COXSWAIN THOMAS Q. REAY was awarded a clasp to his bronze medal..
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READER OFFERS Lifeboats Every booking benefits the RNLI OCEAN CRUISES 2008-2010 DEPARTING FROM THE UK - NO FLYING! Our ship the MV Van Gogh has become a firm favourite with UK passengers and is often referred to as ‘the happiest ship afloat’...
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AT a press conference held in London on 24th October, Commander F. R. H. Swann, O.B.E., R.N.V.R., Chairman of the R.N.L.I., announced a colourful programme of events to celebrate in 1974 the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the R.N.L.I...
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Lt Cdr Brian Miles reviews the past year ...and the ones to come There have been a number of recent events which have made me more aware than usual of the Institution's continuing responsibility to provide a lifeboat service to the...
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Lifeboatmen pick a winner The 81st RNLI lifeboat lottery was drawn by lifeboat crew members on 30 April at the RNLI depot in Poole. The draw raised over €197,000 and first name out of the drum was Mr C Chestnutt from Worcestershire, who won...
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1. No. 1100 R.A.F. Marine Craft Unit—two rescue/target towing launches (can be made available for S. & R.).
2. R.N. Dragonflies from station flight available for S. & R. duty, from 08.00 hours to...
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Is proposing in our last Number a further consideration of this Act, we stated that those portions of it which have to do with the prevention of loss of life from shipwreck would naturally arrange themselves under two heads, the one...
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The History of the Plymouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author at £2.50 The second edition of one of Jeff Moriss's comprehensive local lifeboat guides, which brings the history of this particular station up to 1994.<...
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