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Eastbourne Lifeboat the 37Ft

Date: Summer 1981

Volume: 47

Issue: 477

Launch into south-westerly strong gale, force 9, Sunday March 22: Three progressive photographs of Eastbourne lifeboat, the 37ft 6in Rather Duke of Kent, taken by 16-yearold Matthew Hancock as (left) she launched down her slipway into... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

In September 1969 the RNLI Placed Its First Order for New Fast Boats to Be Built With Grp (Glass Reinforced Plastic) Hulls Known As the Mclachlan the Initial Batch W

Date: January 1973

Volume: 42

Issue: 442

In September, 1969, the R.N.L.I, placed its first order for new fast boats to be built with GRP (glass reinforced plastic) hulls. Known as the McLachlan, the initial batch was built by Messrs.

William Osborne Ltd. at... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

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Date: September 1962

Volume: 37

Issue: 401

COMBINED OPERATION TO RESCUE BOY FROM CLIFF Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 9.40 on the evening of the 29th May, 1962, the police informed the honorary secretary that a boy was thought to have fallen into the sea from the Little Orme's...

Shoreline

Date: Spring 1975

Volume: 44

Issue: 452

SINCE THE VERY START of the lifeboat service, women have played an important part in its existence. If there was only one Grace Darling, there were dozens of women who helped to launch the lifeboats in early days—and there are still those...

Category: Articles

Ronnie Charms the Crowds

Date: Autumn 1997

Volume: 56

Issue: 542

Celebrity Ronnie Corbett was the guest of honour at North Sunderland's lifeboat fete, held on 25 August.

It proved to be a record fundraising day for the hard working local ladies lifeboat guild who were supported by... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

A Boat

Date: Summer 1984

Volume: 49

Issue: 489

Swamped LOCHGILPHEAD POLICE informed Clyde Coastguard on the afternoon of Sunday September 11, 1983, that a report had been received of a boat in distress in Loch Fyne, between Ardrishaig and Kilfinnan. Further investigations were made and...

A Beach Punt

Date: November 1882

Volume: 11

Issue: 126

SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. — One of the beach pants belonging to Sonthwold was engaged in shipping pilots during a strong breeze on the 4th April, and at 1.30 A.M., the wind haying freshened to a gale, and a heavy sea breaking on the shoals,...

Laura

Date: November 1887

Volume: 13

Issue: 146

THORPENESS.—At 1.30 A.M. on the 20th May, the Ipswich Life-boat was launched to the assistance of the ketch Laura, of Harwich, bound from the north for Netley, Southampton, with coal, whichwas disabled during rough weather and a very heavy...

Rachel Douglas

Date: June 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 392

Eyemouth, Berwickshire ; and Ber- wick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. At 11.25 on the night of the 15th of February, 1960, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary at Eyemouth that a boat was in distress four miles east of Burnmouth. At...

Rachel Douglas (1)

Date: June 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 392

Eyemouth, Berwickshire ; and Ber- wick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. At 11.25 on the night of the 15th of February, 1960, the coastguard in- formed the honorary secretary at Eyemouth that a boat was in distress four miles east of Burnmouth. At...