Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—At 12.58 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1951, the coastguard telephoned. The S.S. Leo had wirelessed that she had seen a small sailing yacht near No.
6 Barrow Buoy which seemed to need help. So...
THE Prince of Wales gave yet another proof of his deep personal interest in the work of the Institution and its Branches when he visited Bradford on 13th November. His visit was for the purpose of opening the new buildings of the Chamber of...
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The 20 Branches with the highest Collection.
WE publish below a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the Branch financial year ending September 30th,...
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JULY 27TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.
The Belgian salvage vessel Zeehond had gone ashore, but she got off without the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £6 13s..
Royal National Life-Boat Institution FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
FOUNDED IN 1824.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
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MAY 1 S T. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
The American steamer Andrew Furuseth, had been damaged in a collision, but did not need the help of a life-boat. - Paid permanent crew..
The Islay, Inner Hebrides, life-boat circling the upturned hull of the barge Isle of Gigha three miles south of Chuirn Island on 11th November, 1966.. - View image in PDF
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While the Life- boat Elliot Galer was out for her quarterly exercise, during a strong S.E. wind and rough sea on the 25th September, a small boat was sighted with four men in her. She was evi- dently in distress, and the Life-boat bore down...
HRH The Princess Royal examines a D class inflatable with the Superintendent of the RNLI Depot, Mick Wheeler (left) and Deputy Director Ray Kipling (right) during her visit on 30 November 1989.. - View image in PDF
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Stornoway, Hebrides. At 10.45 on the night of the 30th of January, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that the Admiralty mooring vessel Moorpout, which intended to call at Stornoway at midnight to land a sick man, needed...