LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Rnli news
Land's End tragedy—parents' appeal The parents of the four Buckinghamshire schoolboys who were drowned off Land's End in May have made an appeal to the public to help them buy a lifeboat. The parents have asked that the fund...
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On Exercise By Andrew Gould Assistant Public Relations Officer RNLI
IT is THE PRACTICE in the lifeboat service for the divisional inspector of lifeboats to make a formal visit to each of the offshore lifeboat stations in his division once every six months (every three months for ILBs) for the purpose of...
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Sinking of Biscaya: Four Photographs Taken In Her Last Five Minutes One Minute After the First Photograph Was Taken (Left} Three Men Were Snatched from Biscaya Including
Sinking of Biscaya: four photographs taken in her last five minutes. One minute after the first photograph was taken (left} three men were snatched from Biscaya, including the Dutch crew member from salvage tug Titan.. - View image in PDF
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Acting Coxswain James Dougal from Eyemouth and Two of the Divers Involved In His Medal-Winning Service Were Re-United at the Annual Meetings James Dougal I
Acting Coxswain James Dougal from Eyemouth and two of the divers involved in his medal-winning service were re-united at the Annual Meetings. James Dougal is pictured (centre) with Elizabeth Mayer and Steven Pert/grew.. - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat People
DR NORA ACHESON who died in Aideburgh in 1981, in her eightieth year, had always been connected with the local lifeboat. It was thought that she was the first lady doctor ever to have gone to sea in an RNLI lifeboat on service when she stood...
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News from the Branches
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
The Annual Meeting was held on 15th March, Lady Montgomery, the Chairman of the Committee, presiding.
The annual report for the year ended 30th September, 1921, -which was pre- sented to...
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Five Life-Boat Broadcasts
THE British Broadcasting Corporation took the opportunity of the visit of life-boatmen to London for the annual meeting to put the life-boat service on the air. There were four broadcasts that week, and a fifth three weeks...
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Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Meets St. Mary's Crew In Scilly Isles
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother ,Meets St Mary's Crew In Scilly Isles. - View image in PDF
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Other IRB Launches
In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 267, 283, and 304, the following launches on service were made during the months June to August, 1967, inclusive: Aberdovey,...
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ON GUARD
Ten new beaches will be watched over by RNLI lifeguards this year, making a total of 224 safer spots for your Summer.
The service covers top holiday hotspots in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Jersey, and...
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