Southend 60 years ago As it is October 1998 (date of letter), I thought readers may be interested in some pictures I took in October 1938! The photographs are of Southend lifeboat, Greater London (Civil Service No.3), in action.
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Aberdeen's Arun class lifeboat was on service for almost seven hours in gale force winds when the fishing vessel Ceol-na-Mara sprang a leak some 30 miles from the station.The Arun, BP Forties, was launched at 0430 on 12 February 1995...
The Crew of the John Howard Iii Whose Boat Was Rescued By Shoreham Harbour Life-Boat In November. - View image in PDF
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Left: Joel was fundraising from an early age, as this photograph of him and his sister shows. - View image in PDF
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The New Weymouth Motor Life-Boat The First of the New 40 Feet 6 Inches Watson Type. - View image in PDF
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The photograph of Number's Arun Kenneth Thelwall which will illustrate the phone book cover in full colour. - View image in PDF
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Stranded fishing vessel GALE FORCE southerly winds were blowing and heavy seas breaking in the bay when, on the evening of Monday November 26,1984, the honorary secretary of Kirkcudbright lifeboat station was informed by Ramsey coastguard...
Shortly after 1 AM on the 13th October j a deplorable disaster overtook the St. David's Life-boat, Gam, after she had rescued three men from the ketch j Democrat, of Barnstaple. The Democrat was riding with her two anchors down on...
MCH. 18TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. A motor boat had been reported in distress off the Old Head of Kinsale, but she made safety while the lifeboat was searching for her.-Rewards,.
Capsized dinghy ON THE AFTERNOON of Wednesday May 11, 1983, both lifeboats stationed at Eastbourne were launched to help the fishing vessel Dawn Anne, in difficulties with a broken fuel line 1 '/2 miles east of the lifeboat station; she...