Lifeboat rescues 33 crew from grounded ship in gales and darkness A difficult service in very poor conditions in which 33 seamen were taken off grounded fish factory ship has led to Coxswain Mechanic Hewitt Clark of Lerwick lifeboat station...
There seemed to be no end to the ideas devised for 'Operation Lifeboat', the Scouts' 'Year of the Lifeboat' project to raise H00,000 to pay for an offshore lifeboat. (Top left) Bristol South West District Cubs collected... - View image in PDF
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The very nature of the RNLI means that hundreds of miles are clocked up in the name of training.
Crew and lifeguards travel to Poole to benefit from the unique facilities of The Lifeboat College (see pages 6 and 33 for more...
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" Thousands of women, in every part, of the United Kingdom, rich or poor, high and, low, have shown that they are moved by the same spirit of mercy and helpfulness as actuated Grace Darling. In their own way, they have rendered...
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Southbourne branch held a car boot sale last December in the car park of the Anglo- European College of Chiropractic. For each 'pitch' £2.50 was charged and, despite bad weather, not only was £150 raised for the lifeboats,... - View image in PDF
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OTHER IRB LAUNCHES In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 197 .and 201 the following launches on service were made during the months December, 1969, January and February, 1970,...
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Drinking Tea Saves Lives! BOAT BOAT TEA BAGS No, this is not a new medical discovery.
But it is true, because every time an 80-tea bag packet of Lifeboat Tea is sold, four pence is contributed to the Royal National...
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Drinking Tea Saves Lives! BOAT BOAT] TEA TEA BAGS No, this is not a new medical discovery.
But it is true, bcc.uise every time an 80-tea bag packet of Lifeboat Tea is sold, four pence is contributed to the Royal National...
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Two lifeboats capsize and right A DANISH CARGO VESSEL, Lone Diinia, in distress six miles north west of Skerryvore Lighthouse was reported by HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Barra Island lifeboat station at 2355 on Saturday...
THE Institution receives each year from a number of the big shipping com- panies part of the proceeds of collec- tions which have been made on board their ships on behalf of different chari- ties. The increasing numbers, as well as the...
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