Winter Glacier Express BY TRAIN FROM LONDON Travel with the UK's leading rail holiday specialists on this sensational 10-day two-centre holiday to Switzerland. A friendly and professional Tour Manager accompanies all departures so sit...
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FOR years past the Montrose life-boat crews, by their readiness at all times to proceed to sea to the rescue of the wrecked, and the success which has at all times attended their labours, have earned for Montrose the reputation of being, so...
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IN the early hours of 24th March, 1964, the Sennen Cove life-boat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of the French trawler Victoire Roger from under the cliffs at Land's End. The coxswain was awarded a bronze second service clasp for...
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Falmouth (below): The warm, sunny July weather gave way to blustery winds and an overcast sky for the annual Falmouth lifeboat service at Custom House Quay on the evening of Sunday July 31.
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A prototype of a new life-boat on which the R.N.L.I, has been working for more than two years was shown to the press at Messrs. William Osborne's yard at Littlehampton on 19th April, 1971. The new boat (shown here) is a selfrighter,... - View image in PDF
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In May, 1969, the Daily Mirror handed over a cheque for £10,192 to the R.N.L.I, in tribute to the eight men who lost their lives when the Longhope, Orkney, life-boat capsized. Most of the money came from readers. Mr. Hugh Cudlipp (left)... - View image in PDF
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Fishing boat overdue THE FISHING VESSEL, Fortune Hunter, expected to arrive at Ventry, Co Kerry at 1600 on the afternoon of Saturday January 12, 1985, had still not appeared by 1930. The police telephoned the honorary secretary of Valentia...
THE RNLI HAS SEVERAL small museums and display centres around the coast where those in search of lifeboat history can find model lifeboats, collections of paintings and photographs, perhaps some examples of equipment no longer used, or...
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'During his years as President of the R.N.L.I., the Prince of Wales named three life-boats, the first being at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.'. - View image in PDF
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THE new Life-boat for Selsey—of the Watson Cabin type—which during last winter was on temporary service at Cromer, made a trip up the Thames in July, after undergoing overhaul at the Storeyard, before she went to her station. She was manned...
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