Rye Harbour: The remains of the Tiger Moth whose crew of two were rescued by Rye's D class inflatable lifeboat on August 27 (see right). photograph by courtesy of Mary Lestocq. - View image in PDF
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37' Rather class lifeboat Hampshire Rose went on service at Walmer on February 3. On passage to her station she visited Lymington (left), Southampton and Gosport, giving the opportunity for her to be visited by the Earl of Malmesbury,... - View image in PDF
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The need for fully protected propellers and rudders is obvious in this photograph of Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat leaving her slipway. Note the deep skeg just visible on the port side.. - View image in PDF
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52-01, Arun, prototype of her class, now stationed at Barry Dock. As soon as she was launched it was clear that here was the embodiment of new ideas.. - View image in PDF
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Blown offshore ON THE EVENING OF Thursday July 5, 1984, Clyde Coastguard received a 999 call after a small speedboat had been seen, broken down about three quarters of a mile off Cowan Rock, near Girvan.
Her crew of two men...
The relief 52ft Arun class lifeboat, A. J. R. and L. G. Uridge, alongside the stricken hovercraft. - View image in PDF
The Y boat is in the foreground. Photograph by courtesy of C. P. Nelson. - View image in PDF
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Poole's floating boathouse f of the station's Atlantic 75 also serves as an alongside berth for the Brede.. - View image in PDF
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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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Sick man aboard ferry AT 1300 on the afternoon of Thursday October 4, 1984, Poole's 33ft Brede class lifeboat. Inner Wheel, launched on service after the cross channel ferry, Purbeck, reported she had a man aboard with severe abdominal...
Duckham's visit: for many years now Alexander Duckham & Co Ltd (Duckhams Oils) has helped the RNLI in a variety of ways. It was appropriate, therefore, that during a visit to RNLI headquarters in Poole, in July, the company's... - View image in PDF
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