To review the progress made in the Life-boats used on the Coast of Great Britain between the years 1785 and 1900 would be practically to go into the whole history of Life-boat construction, but it is intended in this article only to touch...
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IN THE FIRST PART of this article, published in the spring issue of THE LIFEBOAT, we recalled the righting after capsize on service of four of the Institution's lifeboats and looked at the designer's work which had made possible the...
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Silver Medal for Gallantry Coxswain Alan Thomas, Tenby, Dyfed.
On 22 September 1989 the Tenby Tyne class lifeboat RFA Sir Galahad launched to the assistance of three fishing vessels in difficulties off Worms Head. The...
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IN pointing out at the annual meeting in London on 8th April, 1970, that the operational record of the life-boat and inshore rescue boat crews had been a triumphant one, the Chairman of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, Admiral Sir...
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Inshore lifeboats: (below) West Bay Ladies from Dunoon, who raised the money to provide the new D class ILB at St Abbs, were honoured guests at her handing over ceremony on June 26, 1976 and are seen here with members of the crew. (Below,... - View image in PDF
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Douglas lifeboat, the 46' 9" Watson R. A. Colby Cubbin No. 1, which kept watch over cargo vessel Ivy, taking water and listing, on January 3 and 4, is seen here launching to the aid of the pleasure boat White Rose at 1945 on Monday,... - View image in PDF
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Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire October 1 Amble, Northumberland September 5 and October 4 Appledore, North Devon September 4, 16 and 17 Arranmore, Co. Donegal September 17 and October 12 Bannouth, Gwynedd September 2 and October 8 Barry Dock, South...
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50 Years Ago The following two items were first published in THE LIFEBOAT of February, 1935.
Stories of a Life-boat Day.
ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, has the distinction of the help of many of its ex-mayors...
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Gala brings history alive Two stars of the popular television series Heartbeat, helped draw the crowds at Whitby's lifeboat gala, over the weekend of the 29 and 30 July, when they performed a champagne launch on the town's restored...
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