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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is one of the best known maritime rescue organizations in the world. This insightful guide from a RNLI veteran tells the story of the Institution from its beginnings during the reign of King George IV in the 19th century up through the hi-tech rescue maritime organization it has become. The topics addressed include early lifeboats and early lifeboat heroes; famous coxswains; early rescues and disasters; the arrival of motorized craft, as well as inshore and all-weather craft; the modern fleet and volunteer crewmember; the development and use of hovercraft; and the RNLI’s bright future.
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The lifeboats story, Edward Wake Walker
- Language
- Released
- 2007
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- The lifeboats story
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edward Wake Walker
- Publisher
- Sutton
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN10
- 0750948582
- ISBN13
- 9780750948586
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Sports, Sport & Outdoor
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is one of the best known maritime rescue organizations in the world. This insightful guide from a RNLI veteran tells the story of the Institution from its beginnings during the reign of King George IV in the 19th century up through the hi-tech rescue maritime organization it has become. The topics addressed include early lifeboats and early lifeboat heroes; famous coxswains; early rescues and disasters; the arrival of motorized craft, as well as inshore and all-weather craft; the modern fleet and volunteer crewmember; the development and use of hovercraft; and the RNLI’s bright future.