Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 526 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Assistant Editor: GILL MACE Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: BARBARA TROUSDELL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News 110 What's happening in and around the Institution From the Director 112 Plans for the future and 1993 in retrospect The End of the Beginning 113 Aldeburgh's new Mersey displaced the last traditional lifeboat in November and there are now fast lifeboats at every RNLI station.

Lifeboat Services 116 Notable launches around the coast Your Letters 120 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Past and Present 121 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1969 and one of today's lifeboatmen Membership News 122 The year reviewed, enrol a friend, Storm Force plans Ceremonies 123 New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Lifeboat Services 129 June and July 1993 The Lifeboat Fleet 131 The lifeboats at every RNLI station Bookshelf 135 Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed The Fundraisers 136 How some of the money is raised People and Places 141 Around and about the RNLI.