YOU, who dwell in homes of comfort, Circled by the friends you prize ; Don't forget the vessels tossing, Can't you hear the Sailor's cries ? Cries for help, where no one hears him, Cries for mercy from above, Can't...
Category: Poetry
Captain Gerald Rodger Cousins, D.S.C., R.N. (Ret.), died on 3Oth May, 1965, aged 71. He entered the Navy in 1911 and served in destroyers in the First World War, at Gallipoli and later with the Grand Fleet. In March 1931 he was appointed...
Category: Obituaries
(Right) Burton-on-Trent branch president and a committee member plan to visit all English mainland lifeboat stations on their BMW motorcycles. They will start from the RNLI stand at the Royal Show being held at the National Agricultural... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A fine action study of an IRB from Atlantic College, St. Donat's Castle, Glamorgan, and (left) Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands chatting with IRB crews during a visit to the College last year.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
THE commerce of the world has increased, and is increasing so rapidly, and especially that of this great commercial nation, that the danger of collision between the innumerable ships that are passing and repassing each other, and crossing...
Category: Articles
Pottering for cash The Potteries Marathon, the second largest marathon in Great Britain, is attended by entrants from all over the British Isles and abroad. Mr Adrian Lucyk, a regular runner dedicated his run on 1 June 1996 to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
JULY 3lST. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
After an aeroplane had come down two airmen were reported in the sea, but no trace of them was found. - Rewards, £11 6s..
1st February to 30th April, 1936.
Greater London.
On 1st March the following branches in the South-East of England were transferred to Greater London : Southend, Romford and Hornchurch, Upminster and...
Category: Branches
The new boathouse at Tobermory which was opened by Sir Charles McGrigor on 26 March 1994. - View image in PDF
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JANUARY 11TH - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. At 4.42 in the morning the coastguard reported that signals of distress could be seen three miles east of the harbour and at 5.15 the motor lifeboat W.R.A. was launched. A moderate S.E. gale...