ON Friday evening, the 29th of November, 1830, the St. George, a first-class steamer, commanded by Lieut. TUDOR, R.N., arrived at Douglas, Isle of Man, with the mail from Liverpool, and anchored in the bay. The night was stormy, with heavy...
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At the Earls Court, European Offshore Petroleum Exhibition last October, HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, discusses with Leverton Engine Divisional Manager Ron Jones the lifeboat photographed, Aberdeen's 54ft Arun B P Forties... - View image in PDF
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On the 25th June, the steam trawler Cape Sable, of Hull, ran aground in a very dangerous place near Hoy Head, in a dense fog.
She was homeward bound from, the fishing grounds at the Faroes, and carried a crew of twelve. A...
j LIFEBOAT STOOD ON TRANSOM BY BREAKING SEA Seventeen saved from 75ft yacht aground in gale and 20ft breakers Two Hayling Island lifeboatmen, Roderick James and Frank Dunster, have been awarded the RNLI's Silver Medal for their part in...
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By Appointment to Hri M ii«ii jr TheQueni KM Control * Timber Vnriwi ft Produra An admittedly modest quid pro quo You save lives. We save buildings.
Including, we're pleased to say, many R.N.L.I. stations.
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Gorden Kaye, assisted by Anthony Oliver, delves deep for for the winners amongst some 100,000 tickets stubs. - View image in PDF
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Bridlington, Yorkshire. At 9.30 on the morning of the 28th of December, 1960, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that four motor fishing vessels had left harbour at three o'clock. The weather had deteriorated, and as...
(Left) Four dogs, including the Newfoundland in this photograph, helped Bristol Central branch on their flag day last October. - View image in PDF
Between them they collected H20.. - View image in PDF
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Two men who had gone out at 1 P.M. on the 23rd June for a few hours' pleasure fishing in the motor boat Sleuth Hound were overtaken by a thick fog. As they did not return it was thought that they had landed somewhere along the coast, but...
The Victoria, Life-boat put! off in a W.N.W. gale on the 5th De- : cember, and rendered important services to the schooner Flora, of Exeter, then in distress near Exmouth Bar..