The Duke of Atholl, former convener of the Scottish Lifeboat Council, with Mrs E. P.
Hill, former secretary of Gourock ladies' guild. Mrs Hill, awarded a gold badge, had been unable to attend the AGM in London in May to... - View image in PDF
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SURVIVORS TO HOSPITAL Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 3.10 p.m. on i4th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that the Nab pilot cutter had rescued four people from a yacht which had overturned. The life-boat was required as some of the...
Bridlington lifeboat, the 37' Oakley William Henry and Mary King, launches to escort fishing cobles and motor fishing vessels back to harbour through strong gale force winds: January 28, 1975.
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THE object of this Institution, as declared in its title, is to afford assistance to every Shipwrecked Person around the coasts of the United Kingdom.
The chief means by which it hopes to carry this object into effect are—...
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Rowland Hill's painting in the Whilby Art Gallery of the wreck of the hospital ship Rohilla on October 30, 1914, when the RNLI made desperate efforts to rescue patients and nurses..
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During a visit to the shipyard of Brooke Marine Ltd., Lowestoft, the Duke of Edinburgh inspected two of the R.N.L.I.'s 44-foot steel life-boats which were then Hearing completion. Pictured with the Duke is Mr. Harry L. Dowsett (right),... - View image in PDF
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Below: The Duke of Atholl.a vice president of the R.N.L.I. and Convener, Scottish Life-boat Council, presenting a certificate of service to Mr. Evan Owens at the Boat Show.. - View image in PDF
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Right: Mrs Aisher (chairman of the Central London committee), the Countess of Normanton (1991 ball chairman) and Mrs Christie (ball vice chairman).. - View image in PDF
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Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 3.57 in the morning on the 4th of August, 1951, the Needles coastguard telephoned the life-boat authorities that the S.S.
Ringwood had reported people from a capsized boat hanging on to Sconce...
Lieut.-Commander The Hon. Greville Howard, V.R.D., R.N.R., a vice-president of the R.N.L.I., nearest the life-boat picture, with Mrs. James Penrose, daughterin- law of Commander Bernard Penrose of the Cornish Life-boat Appeal Committee, and... - View image in PDF
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