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Jennifer, Age Seven,
Jennifer, age seven, from Liversidge sent in a photo of her on the day she took a trip on an out-of-service lifeboat in Whit by. - View image in PDF
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Southbourne Branch Held a Car Boot Sale Last December In the Car Park of the Anglo- European College of Chiropractic
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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The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., Talking to Coxswain T. R. Tart, of Dungeness,
The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., talking to Coxswain T. R. Tart, of Dungeness, at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, when the premiere of the film Airport was shown on 22nd April, 1970. The occasion raised over £10,000 for... - View image in PDF
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The Nigerian Fish-Factory Ship Azu
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...
The Danish Schooner William
WHITBY.—At about 8.30 A.M. on the 20th September, during a strong wind from the E.N.E. and a heavy sea, the Danish schooner William was • observed to be making for the harbour, when she became embayed, and was obliged anchor in a very...
The S.S. Rubaan
DE C . 1 6 T H . - THE LIZARD CORNWALL.
The S.S. Rubaan, of Glasgow, struck the rocks a mile S.W. of The Lizard. A strong E.N.E. breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. At 1.45 A.M. the motor lifeboat Duke of York was...
Tea Money from the Home Guard.
Major P. S. Watkins, D.S.O., vice-president of the Southborough and District Branch, in Kent, makes tea in the early mornings, for members of the Home Guard who sleep at his house. In return they contribute to the Life-boat Service. He has...
Category: Articles
The S.S. Pompey Power
Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At 5.14 on the evening of the 18th of De- cember, 1955, the coastguard tele- phoned that a wireless message had been received from the S.S. Pompey Power, of Portsmouth, that she had a very sick man on board who...
Lifeboat in the making
Tower and Chiswick Lifeboat Stations are consistently among the busiest in the RNLI. Their E class lifeboats are among the fastest in the fleet, with a top speed of almost 40 knots, and are powered by waterjets for extra manoeuvrability in...
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Members of the Lyme Regis Branch of the R.N.L.I. Demonstrating the 'Kiss of Life' Apparatus
Members of the Lyme Regis branch of the R.N.L.I, demonstrating the 'kiss of life' apparatus. In the photograph are Miss V. Crabb; the 'patient', Miss J. RafTo, and IRB crew members Mr. John Chase and Mr. Albert... - View image in PDF
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