THE experiments -with lighthouse illu- minants -which have been in progress at the South Foreland for twelve months, under a Committee of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, were brought to a conclusion in March last, and the Report was...
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St. Ives, Cornwall.—At 7.40 in the morning on the 31st of May, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a tanker had been reported aground at Porth- meaor beach. At 8.3 the life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was launched, in a slight...
READERS of The Life-Boat will not need to be reminded of the efforts which the Institution has made during the last two years to call attention to the failure of the shipping community of Great Britain to give adequate support to the...
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Salvor rescued ON THE MORNING of Friday March 22, 1985, St David's 47ft Watson class lifeboat, Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), launched at 1022 following a report that a 40ft fishing vessel, Miss AH Jane, had lost power and was close...
Following a recent letter to RNLI Honorary Librarian Barry Cox regarding a 4ft cast iron codfish collection box at Robin Hood's Bay, we have now established that 'the fish' is considerably older than we first thought - with... - View image in PDF
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Figures already available show that 1965 was a year of outstanding achievement for the life-boat service. In 1964 an all-time record for launches by rescue craft of the RNLI was established. In that year life-boats were launched 929 times...
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(Below) After a tour round HQ offices, most people called in the committee room to look for souvenirs.. - View image in PDF
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On the after- noon of the 13th April the brigantine Amanda, of Newhaven, stranded a short distance from the St. Nicholas Light- vessel, and in response to guns from the latter the Life-boat John Bur eh was launched. When searching for the...
Originator and principal organiser of Dublin Lifeboat Spring Sale, Mrs Penny Montague Kavanagh.
photograph by courtesy of Charles Collins.
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Caister, Norfolk. At 2.10 p.m. on i6th August, 1964, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a cabin cruiser needed help off Horsey, eight miles north of Caister.
At 2.25 the life-boat The Royal Thames was launched with the...