THURSDAY, 9th January, 1902.
Captain the Hon. JOHN M. YORKE, R.N., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Reported that His Majesty THE KING had...
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Barmoutb, Merionethshire. — At three in the afternoon on the 3rd of October, 1950, the coxswain and others saw the launch Golden Hind, of Plymouth, approaching Barmouth Bar. There was a heavy sea, with a strong south- westerly breeze blowing...
The Covent Garden Life-boat was also launched at 2.15 A.M. on the 17th December, in reply to signals of distress, during a strong N.N.E. wind and a very heavy sea. She found the brig Clara, of Dublin, bound from Liverpool to the Tyne with a...
Barrus supplied Mariner outboard engines to the RNLI for over twenty years, we also lead the field in the distribution of high quality engine powered productrs within the Farm and Garden, Industrial and marine markets, through selected...
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS We regret that we are unable to include notices of forthcoming events in THE LIFEBOAT. Although we appreciate fully the benefits of obtaining advance publicity for fundraising events the sheer number involved would soon...
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RAMSGATE.—On the 3rd April, 1882, at 11 A.M., the Bradford Life-boat proceeded, to the East Goodwin Light vessel, which was firing signal guns. The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the E. and there was a thick fog. On arriving at the...
Category: Services
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington joined the lifeboat crew in 1971, becoming coxswain in 1972. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1974 for the rescue of seven people from the fishing vessel Kia Ora, dragging her anchor half mile east of... - View image in PDF
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Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—Oh the 26th November, 1938, the motor life-boat rescued the crews, six in number, of the three barges T.F.C., Gknmore and Lord Roberts.—-Rewards: Bronze second service clasp, vellums, and money awards amounting to...
MARCH 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At 10. 40 P .M. n e w s was received from the civic guard at Carne that a vessel was in distress off Carne Pier.
At 11.10 P.M. the motor life-boat B.A.S.P., on temporary duty at...
Guests of honour: several lifeboatmen were among the guests at a special Variety Club of Great Britain lunch at London's Hilton Hotel in December, to honour HRH The Duke of Kent, the heroes of the lifeboat service and leading members of... - View image in PDF
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