In addition to the services by IRBs which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded on pages 491, 506, 515, the following launches on service were made during the months June to August, 1968, inclusive.
Aberdeen -...
Category: Services
January storm BRONZE MEDALS AT 1137 ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1988 the Blackpool station honorary secretary, Mr Rowland Darbyshire was alerted by Liverpool Coastguard MRSC that a small vessel had fired red flares 11/4 miles north north west...
Services by Offshore Lifeboats (from page 82) Barry Dock, South Glamorgan June 13, 14, 30, July 1 (twice), 6, 20, 26, 28 (twice), August 4, 8, 24.
Beaumaris, Gwynedd July 19.
Bembridge, Isle of Wight June...
Category: Services
In addition to the services by life-boats which resulted in saving lives and which are recorded in full on pages 37, 45, 57, the following launches on service were made during the months June, July and August, 1969, inclusive: Aith,...
Category: Services
Lifeboat station histories The Story of the Dover Lifeboats The Story of the Swanage Lifeboats The Story of the Scarborough Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts...
Category: Articles
Miss TAYLOR, of Hauxley, has been presented with the Coxswain's Certificate of Service which would have been awarded to her late father, GEORGE TAYLOR, Coxswain at Hauxley for twenty years, on his retirement, had he not, unfortunately,...
Category: Awards
BERWICK - on - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND.
—On Sunday morning the 1st June, while a north-easterly gale was raging, accompanied by a heavy sea, the coastguard look-out man observed a barque, about six miles off, flying signals...
Saved by her dog's eyes When 14-year-old Catherine Sharman and her dog, Jet, became trapped on rocks by the tide, it proved difficult just to find her. Nightfall, driving rain, rough seas and strengthening winds all posed a challenge to...
Time of Launching.
Jan. 3. 4.54 a.m.
„ 5. 8.40 p.m.
7. 11.10 a.m.
„ 8. 11.40 a.m.
„ 9. 9.30 p.m.
„ 11. 1.25 p.m.
„...
Category: Services
Aground on rocks AT 0205 ON SUNDAY, February 13, the honorary secretary of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, was requested by St Mary's Coastguard to launch to the aid of a French fishing vessel aground on rocks near Bishop Rock Lighthouse...