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Mary, of Ramsey
On the 29th March, 1859, a sloop was observed driving towards the shore in Abergele Bay, North Wales. The Rhyl life-boat belonging to the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was quickly con- veyed by horses to the bay, and launched.
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The S.S. Rosso, of Stockholm
Montrose, and Broughty Ferry, Angus, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, and Gourdon,Kincardineshire.—At 4.52 in the after- noon of the 7th of March, 1952, the S.S. Rosso, of Stockholm, bound for Sweden from Methie, wirelessed that she was leaking...
Medal for Scottish Skipper
THE gallantry of the skipper of a fishing vessel, Mr. Ian Innes of Helmsdale, Sutherland, which resulted in the rescue of three other fishermen, has been recognized by the award of the Institution's bronze medal for...
Category: Services
Notes and News
By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
This present number of The Life-Boat, the 280th, is the last but one which will be published in the first century of the Institution's history. When the text...
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The Voyage. By Alfred Tennyson, Esq.
WE left behind the painted buoy" That tosses at the harbour-mouth; And madly danced our hearts with joy, As fast we fleeted to the South; How fresh was every sight and sound On open main or winding shore ! We knew the merry world was...
Category: Poetry
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THE fishwives of Cullercoats this year collected £139 at their quarterly road exercise and launch of the life-boat.
This is their sixteenth annual collection, and they have collected altogether over...
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Amble Harbour Day
Amble harbour day gained magnificent support from the local community with over £5,000 resulting from the branch and guild's efforts. The North East Windsurfers' Association raised over £2,000 of this total with their... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
He's No Mug
As his contribution to the Lowestoft lifeboat appeal, Howard Whyntie (left), secretary of the local Shoreline club, commissioned commemorative mugs in a limited edition. The mugs were made by Ernie Childs of Great Yarmouth Potteries and... - View image in PDF
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A Profitable Partnership (For the Lifeboats) Was Entered Into When
A profitable partnership (for the lifeboats) was entered into when Esher branch joined forces with a local smallholder to sell fruit and vegetables as well as RNLI souvenirs at Esher Fair. The entire profit of over £100 went to the... - View image in PDF
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