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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity based in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. It is largely a volunteer organisation and was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, adopting the present name in 1854. Its UK operations are funded entirely by membership fees, voluntary donations and legacies from members of the public. The Irish Government pays to support the RNLI's operations in Irish waters but exercises no direct influence on the organisation. The headquarters of the RNLI are in Poole, Dorset, along with its new training college which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 205 KB) Summary Swanage lifeboat being winched up its slipway Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 205 KB) Summary Swanage lifeboat being winched up its slipway Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Swanage station, the terminus of the Swanage heritage railway. ...
A slipway inside the Cobb at Lyme Regis, England A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. ...
is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...
Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The founder, Sir William Hillary
Sir William Hillary came to live on the Isle of Man in 1808. He soon became aware of the treacherous nature of the Irish Sea, with many ships being wrecked around the Manx coast. He drew up plans for a national lifeboat service manned by trained crews. Initially he received little response from the Admiralty but on appealing to the more philanthropic members of London society, the plans were enthusiastically adopted and the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was founded in 1824. The title changed 30 years later to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the first of the new lifeboats to be built was stationed at Douglas in recognition of the work of Sir William. Sir William Hillary, 1st Baronet (4 January 1771 – 5 January 1847) was an English soldier, author and philanthropist, best known as the founder of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1824. ...
Relief map of the Irish Sea. ...
Flag of the Lord High Admiral The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
Location within the British Isles Douglas (Doolish in Manx) is the capital of the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin) and its largest town. ...
At the age of 60, Sir William took part in the rescue, in 1830, of the packet St George, which had foundered on Conister Rock at the entrance to Douglas harbour. He commanded the lifeboat, was washed overboard with others of the lifeboat crew, yet finally everyone aboard the St George was rescued with no loss of life.
It was this incident which prompted Sir William to set up a scheme to build The Tower of Refuge on Conister Rock - a project completed in 1832 which stands to this day at the entrance to Douglas harbour.[1][2] St Marys Isle (Conister Rocks or Tower of Refuge) is part of a reef on the Isle of Man. ...
The Tamar Lifeboat; the Biggest and Newest Currently in Service Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The RNLI in action Since the RNLI was founded, its lifeboats have saved over 137,000 lives (as of November 2006).[3] Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...
The RNLI operates five classes of inshore lifeboats, both inflatable boats and RIBs, of 20-40 knots (37-74 km/h), and six classes of all-weather motor life boats with maximum speeds of 16-25 knots (30-46 km/h). It maintains an active fleet of 332 lifeboats based at 233 lifeboat stations. It also has an active fleet of four hovercraft introduced in 2002 allowing rescue in mud flats and river estuaries inaccessible to conventional boats. The crews of the lifeboats are almost entirely volunteers, the 4,600 sea-going crew members, including over 300 women are alerted by pagers backed up by maroons and attend the lifeboat station when alerted. // The Allianz Arena stadium is commonly referred to as Schlauchboot (= Inflatable Boat). ...
The human rib cage. ...
A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ...
US Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG-36535 off Nehalem River MLB Station, c. ...
Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...
A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. ...
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The Humber lifeboat station at Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire is one of only two lifeboat stations in the UK which are crewed full time (the other being Waterloo Pier, on the River Thames in London). The crew live in a few houses on Spurn Point which in bad weather can be cut off from the mainland. The other occupants of Spurn Point are Associated British Ports who man their Vessel Traffic Service control tower 24 hours a day 365 days a year along with the lifeboat crew. A photograph of Spurn in May, showing the lighthouse and sand-dunes. ...
The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ...
Waterloo Pier is a pier in Central London that opened in 2000. ...
A Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is a marine traffic monitoring system established by harbor or port authorities, similar to air traffic control for aircraft. ...
The RNLI also operates 63 Beach Lifeguard Units in the South West of England employing over 400 lifeguards.
In the United Kingdom, ships in distress or the public reporting an accident must contact HM Coastguard on MF radio (frequency 2182 kHz), VHF radio (Channel 16) or by telephoning 999 or 112. In the Republic of Ireland they must contact the Irish Coast Guard, or telephone 112 or 999. The Coastguard co-ordinates rescue at sea and may call on the RNLI (or other lifeboats) or their own land-based rescue personnel or rescue helicopters to take part. Air-Sea rescue helicopters are provided by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, the Marine & Coastguard Agency (HM Coastguard), the United States Air Force, and the Irish Air Corps. Her Majestys Coastguard is the agency of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating rescue at sea. ...
Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ...
The radio frequency of 2182 kilohertz (kHz) is the international calling and distress frequency for voice maritime communication (radio telephony) on the marine MF bands. ...
Portable VHF radio set Marine VHF radio is installed on all large ships and most motorized small craft. ...
Irish Coast Guard helicopter (operated by CHC Helicopter) The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) is part of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (DCMNR). ...
A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
The Irish Air Corps (in Irish: Aer Chór na hÉireann) provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na hÉireann (the Irish Defence Forces), in support of the Army and Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government (e. ...
Classes of lifeboats in service Main category: Classes of RNLI lifeboats. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 327 KB) Summary Royal National Lifeboat Institution Station, Beaumaris, Anglesey. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 327 KB) Summary Royal National Lifeboat Institution Station, Beaumaris, Anglesey. ...
There are many places named Beaumaris: Beaumaris, Anglesey in Wales, for which the other places are named Beaumaris, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Australia Beaumaris, Tasmania, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ...
This article is about the country. ...
The RNLI has two main categories of lifeboat:
- All weather boats - Large boats that are capable of high speed in extreme weather conditions and have a large range.
- Inshore lifeboats - Smaller boats that operate closer to the shore than all weather boats and are able to operate in shallower waters and closer to cliffs.
Biggest RNLI rescue The biggest rescue in the RNLI's history was 17 March 1907 when the 12,000 tonne liner SS Suevic hit the Maenheere Reef near Lizard Point in Cornwall. In a strong gale and dense fog RNLI lifeboat volunteers rescued 456 passengers, including 70 babies. Crews from The Lizard, Cadgwith, Coverack and Porthleven rowed out repeatedly for 16 hours to rescue all of the people on board. Six silver RNLI medals were later awarded, two to Suevic crew members.[4] is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The SS Suevic was a steamship built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for the White Star Line. ...
Lizard Point in Cornwall is the southernmost tip of the Lizard Peninsula. ...
Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ...
Lizard Point The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, United Kingdom, and contains the most southerly point of the island Great Britain, Lizard Point. ...
Cadgwith Cadgwith Cadgwith (Cornish: Porthkaswydh) is a picturesque fishing village in Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. ...
Coverack is a coastal village in Cornwall, England. ...
Porthleven is a fishing village near Helston in Cornwall. ...
Lifeboat losses Over the years, many members of boat and launching crews have been killed during or died as a result of lifeboat operations. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3264 × 2448 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Poole Harbour is a harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the towns of Poole and Wareham on its shores. ...
Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...
Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ...
- 1880 - The Wells-next-the-Sea lifeboat Eliza Adams went to the aid of the stricken brig Ocean Queen in heavy seas. The lifeboat capsized and 11 of her 13 crew were drowned. (See Wells lifeboat disaster).
- 1899 - In one of the RNLI's most legendary feats, the Lynmouth lifeboat Louisa was hauled overland over Exmoor for over 10 hours to Porlock to go to the aid of a ship. On arrival she was launched immediately and stood by the stricken ship until daybreak, when a tug arrived.
- 1928 - The Rye Harbour lifeboat disaster, in which the Mary Stanford was capsized and 17 men lost their lives.
- 1959 - All 8 crew of the Broughty Ferry lifeboat died while attempting to rescue the North Carr lightship
- 1962 - After rescuing the five crew members of the Coble Economy on the 17 November, the Seaham lifeboat capsized on its way back to the shore. All five lifeboat crewmen died, only one crewman from the Economy survived.
- 1981 - The Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne was lost, with all 8 crew, going to the aid of the freighter Union Star. A total of 16 lives were lost - there were no survivors and only 8 bodies were recovered. (See Penlee lifeboat disaster).
Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The quay from the sea wall. ...
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The Wells lifeboat disaster occurred in 1880 when the RNLI lifeboat Eliza Adams, based at Wells-next-the-Sea in the English county of Norfolk, attempted to go to the aid of the stricken brig Ocean Queen in heavy seas and was lost along with 11 of its 13 crew. ...
Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Location within the British Isles. ...
For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ...
On the 9 December 1886 the Mexico, a Hamburg-registered barque bound for Guayaquil from Liverpool went aground near Southport, in a full west north westerly gale. ...
Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England. ...
Porlock Weir Porlock beach A map of Porlock from 1937 Porlock is a quiet coastal village in Somerset, England, situated in a deep hollow below Exmoor, five miles west of Minehead. ...
TUG is a three-letter acronym which can stand for: Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria the TeX Users Group The Ultimate Group, an entertainment production company, founded by Chris Stokes Tie Up Games (a form of bondage) For the word tug, see Tug (disambiguation). ...
Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Rye is a small hill top town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, on the River Rother, and at the western edge of the Walland Marsh, part of the Romney Marshes. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Mumbles village, Wales Mumbles (otherwise The Mumbles – Welsh Y Mwmbwls) is an extremely large village and adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. ...
SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947. ...
April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Concept image of a solar sail spacecraft in the process of unfurling sails. ...
Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A coble is a type of open decked fishing boat. ...
17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...
Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham that grew up around a harbour on the North Sea coast of north-east England. ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Penlee Point is a a promontory near the Cornish coastal fishing village of Mousehole. ...
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Roll of Honour Lifeboat crewmen have sometimes been awarded medals for their bravery. One of the most notable is Henry Blogg, of the Cromer lifeboat crew, who was awarded the RNLI gold medal three times. He also received the George Cross and the British Empire Medal. He is known as "The Greatest of all Lifeboatmen" Henry Blogg (1876–13 June 1954) was a famous lifeboat man from Cromer on the north Norfolk coast of England. ...
Cromer is a seaside town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. ...
RNLI Lifeboat at Calshot Spit The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...
The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...
The British Empire Medal (Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the crown. ...
See also
 Cartoon celebrating the RNLI, on the occasion of Queen Victoria conveying her appreciation to the crews of the lifeboats of Atherfield, Brightstone, and Brooke, of their gallant conduct in saving the crew and passengers of the steamship Eider. From Punch magazine Vol. 102, Feb. 13, 1892. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2003x2168, 220 KB) The President of the Board of Trade has, by command of the QUEEN, conveyed, through the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, to the crews of the lifeboats of Atherfield, Brightstone, and Brooke, Her Majestys warm appreciation of their...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2003x2168, 220 KB) The President of the Board of Trade has, by command of the QUEEN, conveyed, through the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, to the crews of the lifeboats of Atherfield, Brightstone, and Brooke, Her Majestys warm appreciation of their...
Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...
Punch was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002. ...
List of Royal National Lifeboat Institution stations by county. ...
Historic Lifeboats is the name given to Lifeboats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, RNLI that have retired from service. ...
Chatham Historic Dockyard is a museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, England. ...
American Air Museum Duxford The Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, commonly referred to simply as Duxford, houses the Imperial War Museums aircraft collection, as well as having a large collection of tanks, military and naval vehicles. ...
The Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM ) is the Dutch voluntary organisation tasked with saving lives at sea along the Dutch coast of the North Sea and on the Ijsselmeer. ...
The Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM) is a French voluntary organisation founded in 1967 by merging the Société Centrale de Sauvetage des Naufragés (founded in 1865) and the Hospitaliers Sauveteurs Bretons (1873). ...
The Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger DGzRS (literally translated: German Society for Saving Shipwrecked, more common: German Maritime Rescue Service GMRS) is responsible for Search and Rescue in German waters including the Exclusive Economic Zone. ...
RS 103 Dagfinn Paust, Andenes Harbour 2004 The Redningsselskapet (Norsk Selskab til Skibbrudnes Redning) (or Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea) was founded 9 July 1891. ...
The Severn Area Rescue Association aka SARA or Severn Rescue provides inshore Rescue Boat services for the River Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn. ...
Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR), also known as Mercia Rescue, is a water rescue team operating from the marina in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. ...
Upton-upon-Severn is a town in Worcestershire, England, on the River Severn. ...
Famous lifeboat-saviours Henry Freeman wearing a cork floatation jacket. ...
Theodorus Dorus Rijkers (January 28, 1847 – April 19, 1928) was a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and folk hero, most famous for his sea rescues of 487 shipwrecked victims over a total of 38 rescue operations +(at least 25 before joining the lifeboat-service). ...
Grace Darling (November 24, 1815–October 20, 1842[1]) is one of Englands best-loved Victorian heroines, on the strength of a celebrated incident in 1838. ...
Henry Blogg (1876–13 June 1954) was a famous lifeboat man from Cromer on the north Norfolk coast of England. ...
References - ^ http://www.isle-of-man.com/information/thetowerofrefuge.shtml/.
- ^ Source: Visit Isle of Man.
- ^ RNLI Official Website
- ^ BBC news - Biggest RNLI rescue is remembered
External links - Official website
- Oblatoo (UK) Not-for-profit charitable search engine that supports the RNLI. For every search made 1p is pledged to RNLI.
- International Lifeboat Federation
- The Tower of Refuge, Douglas, Isle of Man
- Nelsons Boats - Historic Lifeboats
- Lifeboats 24-7
- Intelligent Giving profile of RNLI
- Cromer Lifeboat Station - Official Website
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