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Naming ceremonies Henry Alston Hewatai Mallaig Mallaig's new all-weather Severn class lifeboat was named after the father of Catherine Hewat of Glasgow, who funded the majority of the £1,8m lifeboat with a bequest in excess of £...
Category: Articles
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK AND WELLS, 1 NOKFOLK.—The large sailing Life-boat on j the Gorleston station, which was transferred there from Great Yarmouth in 1883, having become unfit for further service, has recently been replaced by a new boat of...
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County of Ayr, of Glasgow,
ARKLOW, IRELAND.—At 8.30 P.M. on the 19th March, the weather being fine and clear, and the wind moderate, the ship County of Ayr, of Glasgow, bound from Glasgow to Batavia, stranded on the Jack>s Hole- a Part of the Arklow Banks. whlch...
November (1)
danger they put out. They did not reach and rescue the boys until they were two miles out and their boat half full of water. - Rewards, 15s. and 2s. 6d. for fuel used.
NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 2.30 in the afternoon of...
Category: Services
March
MARCH Launches 43 Lives rescued 45 MARCH 2ND. - MONTROSE, ANGUS.
The Admiralty tug Seaman put out from Montrose with a battle target in tow and the life-boat coxswain on board as pilot. A strong northerly wind was blowing,...
Category: Services
Terry Simmons, Centre, With His Sons Scott, Left, and Stephen, Who Has Recently Joined the Crew. Photo: Eastern Daily Press
Terry Simmons, centre, with his sons Scott, left, and Stephen, who has recently joined the crew. Photo: Eastern Daily Press. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Phaedra
30-mile tow to safety for yacht adrift among rigs The rescue of two people from a yacht kept Cromer's Tyne class lifeboat at sea for 12 hours in winds of up to Force 9 on 28 September 1988. More than nine hours were spent towing the...
At Poole on Tuesday July 12 the Duke of Atholl (R) Presented a Framed Letter of Thanks
At Poole on Tuesday July 12 The Duke of Atholl (r) presented a framed letter of thanks to Mr Colin Ganderton, managing director of J. John Masters, which, celebrating its centenary, has given more than £54,000 to the RNLI. The Duke had... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Which way is the beach?
Summer’s here, and our lifeguards are back on patrol. This year, they're on more than 180 beaches around the UK.
New beaches with RNLI lifeguard patrols this year include Cranfield, Murlough and Tyrella in Co Down;...
Category: Articles
A Travelling Life-Boat Tableau
A TRAVELLING waxwork exhibition has been arranged by Mr. Louis Tussaud, of the famous waxwork show, and Mr.
Tussaud has included in it a life-boat tableau. He has also kindly agreed that the Institution's collecting...
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