Penlee, and The Lizard, Cornwall.—At 9.40 on the night of the 1st of March, 1956, the St. Just coastguard rang up the Penlee life-boat station to say that the motor vessel Crete Avon, of London, a vessel of 4,100 tons, had been in tow of the...
Small boats in trouble Tenby - West Division Tenby's D class inflatable Charlie B was called to three small-boat casualties in two days during the late spring bank holiday when strong westerly winds reached Force 8. Two calls on one day...
The Lifeboat D class lifeboat D-479 M*Y Buili 1995 Cost £11,275 Funding Gift of Or May Road ThaCftw Helmsman Amoi Bewick tor his 'outstanding skill, calm leadership and unswerving deter mi na lion lo perform a hfesavmg service'...
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Flag days have been beating all records in this 'Year of the Lifeboat'.
Here are just a few results: On London lifeboat day, March 19, £69,355 was collected, nearly £9,000 more than in 1973. For the flag...
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Two brothers, Christopher and John Cook, who formed the crew of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, inshore rescue boat, and a 64 year old retired doctor, Dr.
Harrison Broadbent, have received letters of appreciation signed by the...
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Sixteen seamen taken off blazing oil tanker The collision which involved a tanker off the Humber estuary on 17 September 1989, and the subsequent fire, made front-page news throughout the country, and the actions of the Humber lifeboat crew...
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• Those who help to launch lifeboats can often be regarded as the forgotten heroes and heroines of a rescue, but at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea they are determined that the women launchers, whose exploits twice brought...
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Awards to coxswains, creiv members and shore helpers The following coxswains, crew members and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement in 1998. Those entitled to them under the Institution's regulations...
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Shortly before 1 P.M. on the 17th April a brig was observed on the Swin Middle Sand. No distress signal could be seen, but the dangerous position of the vessel was considered sufficient to warrant the launching of the Life-boat. The Albert...