Far left: Mrs Jane Turnbull names Ramsgate's new Atlantic 75 Bob Turnbull.. - View image in PDF
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The Christmas Gales.
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Life-boat's Four Launches in one Day.
THE gales at the end of October and November were followed by rough weather at the end of December, with heavy...
Whether people walk by the sea, have fun on it, or save lives in it, we want them to stay safe. Lifeguards like those pictured on our front page face tough training to prepare them: high standards of fitness, safety knowledge...
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On her slipway at The Mumbles is 47ft Watson Pentland (Civil Service No 31) which in the television series becomes Ennal's Point lifeboat Samuel Grail.
photograph by courtesy of "South Wales Evening... - View image in PDF
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Contents RNLI News. 183 Volume XLIX Number 492 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOLI.
Director and Secretary: REAR ADMIRAL W J GRAHAM CB MNI Lifeboat Services.
Annual General Meeting and presentation of awards...
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In October, volunteers from Conwy Lifeboat Station were presented with a cheque for £1,721.20 by pupils from Ysgol Aberconwy. The children at the local secondary school, which sits on the banks of the River Conwy, chose the RNLI as...
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Record draw The RNLI's 80th lifeboat lottery drawn on 31 January raised a incredible £212,000 from tickets sales - the previous highest total was last year's Summer lottery raising £182,000.
Andrew...
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The Lifeboat visits one of the RNLI's 233 lifeboat stations. - View image in PDF
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Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 14 November 1988, show that so far in 1988: The RNLI's lifeboats had been launched 3,387 times (an average of more than 9 launches a day) More than 1,099 lives had been saved (an average of...
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Designed by J. A. McLachlan the ragged chine inshore lifeboat was intended to have a greater offshore capability than the D class inflatable. A succesful boat (her helmsman winning a Bronze Medal in 1975) the class was eventually superseded... - View image in PDF
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