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Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.55 p.m. on 23rd October, 1969, Valentia radio station informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Ard Finbar had reported seeing red flares about twomiles north west of Bray head. The life-boat Rowland Watts...
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, Tor the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
founded in 1824.—Supported Try Voluntary Subscriptions.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
Category: Advertisement
International Conference on the World's Life-Boat Service
The Presentation of Gold Medals and Addresses of Congratulation to the Institution.
AN International Conference on the World's Life-boat Service was held, in connexion with the Centenary of the Institution, on 1st and...
Category: Meetings
February
Launches 61 Lives rescued 72
FEBRUARY 1ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 12.24 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen four miles south-west-by-west of Clacton pier, and half an hour later...
Category: Services
One of the Famous Visitors to the Rnli Stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition Was Richard Evans Bem the Former Coxswain of Moelfre Lifeboat Dick Evans Who Was Awa
One of the famous visitors to the RNLI stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition was Richard Evans, BEM, the former coxswain of Moelfre lifeboat. Dick Evans, who was awarded two gold medals, one for the service to Hindlea in 1959 and one for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I. Presenting Ian Gillies, a 12 Year Old Boy from Gourock, With An Inscribed Wrist Watch for An Act of Exceptional Gallantry
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, president of the R.N.L.I., presenting Ian Gillies, a 12 year old boy from Gourock, with an inscribed wrist watch for an act of exceptional gallantry- The occasion of the presentation was the annual meeting... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Memorandum
The rule of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT IN- STITUTION for the distribution of Salvage payments to the Life-boat men when they have saved vessels with their crews on board, having been at some places misunderstood, the Committee refer the several...
Category: Articles
Libby Purves Introduces All at Sea During the Launching of the Book By Fontana
Libby Purves, introduces All at Sea, during the launching of the book by Fontana and the RNLI at The Marine Society on March 5. With her are (r) the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the Institution, and (I) Ray Kipling, public relations officer,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Islay: It Was Reported In the Spring Journal That Hrh Prince Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark Had Visited Barra Island
Islay: /( was reported in the spring journal that HRH Prince Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, had visited Barra Island and Islay lifeboat stations in January to present plaques to the crews in recognition of the efforts to rescue the crew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Haul-Off Warps
THE term "Haul-off warp" is used to describe the rope which is made fast to an anchor laid out to sea opposite the launching place of the Life-boat, and with- out the he'p of this appliance there are many stations where the aid...
Category: Articles