AUGUST 18TH. - PORT ASKAIG , ARGYLLSHIRE. During the morning a ship’s raft was seen being swept down the Sound of Islay. A moderate northerly breeze was blowing with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught, on temporary duty at...
A reception was held at St. James's Palace on nth July, 1967, to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day on which Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, became the Institution's President. The Committee of Management had voted Her...
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SEPTEMBER 7TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
At two in the morning the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a motor launch was ashore in Hoy Sound one hundred yards north-east of Ness Beacon and in need of help.
A...
On the 7th of December, 1959. the Cromarty and Torbay life-boats carried out services for which medals for gallantry were awarded. Full accounts of these services begin on page 389.
On the same day the Longhope life- boat...
Two of the collectors from the B irmingham branch attracted the attention of shoppers in the City Centre by wearing RNLI equipment and collecting next to an Atlantic 21 lifeboat.
The two collectors were part of a large team... - View image in PDF
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Walmer, Kent - At about noon on iyth July, 1966., two small boats were reported apparently broken down near Goodwin Fork buoy. A joint watch was kept on the craft by the honorary secretary and coastguard. The boats were seen to anchor in a...
Below: Martin, ably assisted by Fred, prepares to dive for the yacht.. - View image in PDF
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Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—17th September, 1938. A motor vessel was flying a " not under control " signal, but she was taken in tow by a drifter.
The branch president, Sir Christopher Furness, Bt., went out in the...
Dover and Dungeness, Kent.—9th May. A French air liner was reported several hours overdue and a prolonged search was made, but, unfortunately, without result. The liner was the F—A M P H and was lost with all the six people on board.—Rewards...