Dec. 12, 1858. — The French lugger Louise Amelie, of Nantes, was wrecked, during a gale of wind, in Dundrum Bay. The Institution's lifeboat, stationed at Newcastle, put off and rescued the crew of 5 men.—Expense of service,...
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COINS AND STAMPS 0 Many thanks for putting my article on coins and stamps in the October Journal. One small point is that we gave the prices as at September, 1972, whereas they were September 1971. As forecast, the common varieties have...
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September Meeting.
Torbay, Devon.—At about 6 P.M. on the 12th June, 1939, a sailing dinghy capsized in Fishcombe Bay. The weather was fine with a N.W. breeze and an almost smooth sea. The crew of three were seen clinging to...
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4. Richardson's Tubular Life-boat.—The next coast life-boat to be described is "the tubular." By the model of this boat, which is on the table, it will be seen that it is altogether different in principle to any other boat;...
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(The figures refer to the numbtrt of the Life-boats detailed on pages 610-621.) Aberdovfy, Merioneth, 166. Drogheda, Ireland, 264. Lizard, Cornwall, 128. Robin Hood's Bay, Yorks, 32. Abersoch, Carrarvon, 170 Dm lin, Ireland, 267. ...
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ON th« invitation of the Mayor of Calais a party representing the Life-boat Stations on the Kentish coast crossed to Calais on Sunday, 14th August, in the Margate Motor Life-boat Lord Southborough, to be present at the unveiling, on the...
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THE SOUTH BANK MEETINGS, MAY 13, 1986 Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards Apart from the citations for a silver and two bronze medals which received rapturous applause when they were read out to the audience at the Royal...
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THE motor life-boat stationed at Flam- borough last year was named on 28th August.
The Flamborough station was estab- lished in 1871 and has always had two life-boats, is of the light Liverpool type, 35 feet 6 inches by 10...
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WITH THE DEATH of Lord Saltoun, the RNLI has lost one of its most devoted supporters. His main interest was not so much in technical matters such as boats and methods of communication, but in the people who worked for the Institution, its...
Category: Obituaries
Channel Islands OUR MOST SOUTHERLY LIFEBOAT STATIONS by Joan Davies SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Sailing waters in the world; a cruising man's dream in themselves and the gateway to Brittany. Such are the seas which surround Alderney,...
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