One hundred gallons of petrol, donated by BP Oils Ltd, was the prize in a draw organised by Pangbourne branch which raised £1,800 for the RNLI. The lucky ticket was drawn at the Swan Hotel by England Test cricketer Denis Compton. With... - View image in PDF
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When the Swiss cargo ship Nyon (5,000) tons ran aground near St. Abbs in November, 1958, the local life-boat provided the longest service by one of the Institution's life-boats - 11 days and nights.. - View image in PDF
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NOVEMBER 16TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. The American motor vessel Markay, a tanker, of Wilmington, had run aground, but a tug was found to be standing by. - Rewards, £9 8s..
TOWLINE PASSED TO DANISH MOTOR VESSEL Wick, Caithness-shire. At 11.55 on the morning of the 9th January, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Danish motor vessel Jens Emil had broken down four miles east of Wick. The...
National INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK. ESTABLISHED IN SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS. PATRONESS. HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. VICE-FATUOUS. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ALBERT, K.G. HIS MAJESTY THE...
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Troon, Ayrshire.—At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 24th of December, 1948, information was received that a vessel was on the Black Rocks two miles south of the harbour, and the motor life-boat Sir David Richmond of Glasgow was launched...
This boat was exhibited at the National Boat Show in London, in January 1957. - View image in PDF
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During the ceremony at Calshot photgraph by courtesy of Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
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Left: Launching the experimental boat at DML with a Trent class lifeboat shown behind).. - View image in PDF
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Two intrepid travellers, John Ford and Melvyn Webster, made a 1,000 mile dash last October from St Helier, Jersey, to Aith, Shetland, and raised £2,250 for the RNLI.
First they flew from St Helier to Southampton, this... - View image in PDF
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