Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 9.25 in the morning of the 29th of November, 1948, the coastguard re- ported a vessel apparently aground close iivto the south east of the look-out, and the motor life-boat Louise...
At first glance the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the RNLI appear poles apart. But the world's largest coastguard service and the RNLI have united to set up an exchange programme to help both services improve their ability to save...
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Life-boat collector Miss Myrtle Graham, of Belfast, receiving her quota of flags from Mr. Gerald Murphy (right) and Mr.
Gerald Lenaghan, members of the crew of the Newcastle (Ireland) lifeboat, in the grounds of the City... - View image in PDF
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Inset: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight salutes the fleet with the evocative sight and sound of Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane.. - View image in PDF
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THE new Motor Life-boat now being built for the Institution's Station at New Brighton, the first of the 60-foot Barnett twin-screw Boats with cabins, will, it is hoped, be completed and ready to be sent to her station this summer. It has...
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North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At 2.55 A.M. on the 28th December the coastguard reported that the Longstone lighthouse was firing rockets. A strong S.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea, and the weather was very cold, with patches...
Mrs. Smith of Southport has handed to the Southport Guild the sum of £5, raised by a collection of a penny a week contributed by each member of the St. Andrew's Inner Wheel over 6o's Club.
Topsham Sailing Club...
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Redcar branch ladies guild's income for 1976 exceeded £4,000, all raised the hard way. None of the members has a car, so that large suitcases have to be heaved on and off buses in support of their various fund-raising efforts. In...
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A. R. Pari Huws is researching the history of the 32ft Surf Lifeboat class (see letter above) and is particularly interested in details of the unusual Hotchkiss Internal Cone propulsion system used on many of the class.
The... - View image in PDF
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The Arun Team Aboard The Lady of Lancashire In Her Lifeboat Pen. - View image in PDF
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