On a day when the highest wave ever recorded off the western shores of Ireland tipped 20.4m, Fenit lifeboat crew were called into action
On 13 December 2011, with a violent storm force 11...
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AT 3.49 on the afternoon of the 8th of November, 1956, the honorary secre- tary at St. David's, Dr. Joseph Soar, learnt from the coastguard that a vessel was being towed into Milford Haven and might need help. The Angle life-boat at the...
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(from page 226) Bridlington, Humbcrside August 3, 20, 22 and 24.
Broughty Ferry, Tayside August 28 and 29 (twice).
Calshot, Hampshire June 10, 19 (twice), July 18 (twice), 19, 29 (twice), August 22 and...
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GOUROCK, RENFREWSHIRE. Just before midnight on the 4th of September, 1942, the naval tug Romsey, with a crew of 20, dragged her anchor off Gourock pier, and the outwardbound steamer Lairdsburn ran her down.
She sank in a...
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HARWICH, ESSEX ; POLKERRIS and FOWEY, CORNWALL BULL BAY, ANGLESEY ; TROON and PORT ERROLL, SCOTLAND. — It having been found necessary to replace the Life-boats at these stations by new boats, the crews were as usual called upon to furnish...
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Aberdeen, Grampian 52ft Arun ON 1062: Sept 25 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: Aug 2 (twice), 3 (twice), 5, 7, and 30 (twice) Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 11,16, 30, Sept 6, 7, and Oct 3 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class: Aug 2, 7, 21,...
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Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of March-June 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):May 5,12 ON-1262(17-33):Jun 13 D-536:Apr 20,May 7(x2),Jun 13 ABERDOVEY B-758:Apr 21,May 1,Jun 10,11(x2),13 ABERSOCH B-790:Apr 13,20,27,28, May...
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A CONSIDERABLE number of the Life-boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION are manned by "boatmen," a term comprising men who employ several different means of obtaining their living in boats, but chiefly applied to...
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ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Apr 1.29 ON-1257(17-30): Jun 23 D-4Z8: Apr 19; May 21; Jun 8{x2), 15,19 ABERDOVEY B-758: Apr 18, 20; Jun 1(x2), 4,14, 25,29 ABERSOCH 8-790: May 18, 24 ABERYSTWYTH B-704: May 29; Jun 11. 23, 27, 29 B-774:Apr 1,13,...
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Aberdovery, Gwynedd Atlantic21: August 3,10,15,18,19 (twice), 28 and September 20 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic21: August 11, 14, 15, 16, 26, 27, September 1 (twice), 4,7,11,19 and 28 Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: August 3, 6, 7, 13,19...
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