The RNLI's Director, Brian Miles, looks back at 1997 and at the Institution's plans for 1998 Although one of our principle challenges must be for the RNLI to be administered in a modern, businesslike and efficient way we should never...
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Thick fog VISIBILITY WAS DOWN to a few yards when, at 2210 on Wednesday, June 16, Salcombe's 47' Watson lifeboat The Baltic Exchange slipped her moorings in thick fog to begin a search, with the aid of her radar, for a 19' cabin...
NORTH-EAST DISTRICT Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 9.5 a.m.
on 22nd April, 1966, the assistant harbour master informed the honorary secretary that there were three cobles at sea, and the weather was deteriorating rapidly. He...
FLEETWOOD.—On the 29th August, at about 5 A.M., it was reported that a vessel was in distress on Bernard's Wharf, a sandbank situated about 2i miles E.N.E.
of Fleetwood, and the Life-boat Edward Wasey was accordingly...
THE R. N.L.I, this year is offering six attractive life-boat Christmas cards. Buying life-boat cards, calendars and gifts is an easy and effective way of helping the life-boat service.
Although an informative leaflet,...
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RAMSGATE.—On the 2nd January, 1894,was blowing S. by E., and there was a good deal of swell on the sea. The Life- boat Ellen and Eliza, was promptly launched and on reaching the spot found that the barque Agerden haying lost her reckoning in...
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Little Sophie Ramster looks rather overawed by the size of the task ahead of her in crossing the Shard Bridge! Photo Blackpool Evening Gazette. - View image in PDF
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The week of The Queen's visit saw Castletownbere lifeboat crew immersed in training at the College. They were getting to grips with their new Severn class Lifeboat, Annette Mutton, and so were on hand to aid Her Majesty's departure....
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THE following Eegulations are intended for the guidance of the Local Committee to be formed at each place at which a life-boat is stationed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and to whose care and control the life-boat, her crew, and...
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A TOURNAMENT and Display, organized by the Naval, Military and Air Force authorities at Portsmouth, was held on Southsea Common during the first fort- night of August. It was on the lines of the Naval and Military Tournament at Olympia, and...
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