LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fourteen Rescued from German Ship
AT 6.15 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary of the Mallaig, Inverness-shire, life- boat station, Mr. R. Watt, was told by the coastguard that a German ship was ashore on the island of Rhum fourteen miles away....
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Rnli news
Look and learn Thousands of people visited Poole Headquarters during Open Days in July. Holidaymakers who knew little or nothing about the RNLI came away with a elear picture of the role of the modern lifeboat service. Those who have been...
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(Right) White Rock Bowls Club Raised £45 for Hastings Lifeboat In a New Annual Pairs Competition for the Walden and Weeks Cups Last Autumn the Two Cups Were Present
(Right) White Rock Bowls Club raised £45 for Hastings lifeboat in a new annual pairs competition for the Walden and Weeks cups last autumn. The two cups were presented by Coxswain Joe Martin (centre) to Mr Compary (I.) and Mr Abbott... - View image in PDF
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A 'Mayday' Fair Held at the Palmer Home Sarisbury Green Fareham In August Brought In £600 for the Rnli It Was the Idea of Teenagers Stuart Palmer and David Peagram Who With the Help Of
A 'Mayday' Fair held at the Palmer home, Sarisbury Green, Fareham, in August brought in £600 for the RNLI. It was the idea of teenagers Stuart Palmer and David Peagram who, with the help of Stuart's sister. Carmen, set up a... - View image in PDF
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Shoreline
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS from many thousands of people, all, as it were, like threads being twisted together to form one rope of great strength, form the basis of Shoreline support for the lifeboat service. Year by year the sum of these...
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Awards to Honorary Workers
To Sir FREDERICK W. MONEYPEXNY, C.V.O., C.B.E., of the Belfast Lough Branch Committee, in recognition of his valuable co-operation for many years, the Gold Pendant and Record of Thanks.
To Mr. HENRY BTODEN, on his...
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All hands on deck!
You don’t have to get wet to help save lives at sea.
We need more volunteers to help us raise funds, raise awareness and reduce tragedies. If you can give some time to the RNLI, please get in touch. It doesn’t...
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An Aeroplane
Weymouth, Dorset.—At 9.20 P.M.
* on the 14th October, 1939, the coastguard reported that the Shambles Lightship had fired guns and rockets.
A strong E. wind was blowing, with a moderate sea and rain. At 10...
IRB Launches. Rescues by IRB's in April were Carried out by the Following Stations
SOUTHERN DISTRICT Torbay, Devon - At 3.35 p.m. on ist April, 1967, it was learned that a sailing dinghy had capsized off Paignton. The IRB was launched at 3.47 in a moderate to fresh south by westerly wind and a slight sea. It was low water....
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Popularity Has Grown Steadily for the Petworth Clay Pigeon Shoot and In the Five Years the Competition Has Been Held More Than £1500 Has Been Amassed for the Rnli Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Co
Popularity has grown steadily for the Petworth clay pigeon shoot and in the five years the competition has been held more than £1,500 has been amassed for the RNLI. Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the Institution,... - View image in PDF
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