Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 53 Number 528 Chairman: MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CBE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD 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 182 What's happening in and around the Institution Lifeboat Services 184 Notable launches around the coast Ceremonies 189 New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Past and Present 191 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1959 and one of today's lifeboatmen Your Letters -__ 192 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects The Annual Meetings 194 Reporting from London's South Bank on the AGM and Presentation of Awards The Scottish AGM 201 The Scottish Lifeboat Council's annual meeting Bookshelf 202 Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed Lifeboat Services 204 November and December 1993, January and February 1994 Membership News 2O6 for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members The Fundraisers 207 How some of the money is raised People and Places 211 Around and about the RNLI.