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Category: Advertisement
Portrait of a Coxswain
THE photograph shows Coxswain William Coull, of Girvan, Ayrshire. He was appointed coxswain on 5th May, 1960. Previously, after nearly six months as bowman, he served from September, 1956, as second coxswain. Since he joined the crew in 1956... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Boat
On the after- noon of 7th November information that two anglers in a small boat were in dis- tress about one and a half miles ofi Hove was received by the Coastguard from the Hove Deep Sea Anglers' Club, to whom the boat and the men be-...
Prince of Wales' Day In London. The Prince Arriving at Lambeth Town Hall
The Prince Arriving at Lambeth Town Hall. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Alderney Lifeboat Crew Are Presented to the Duchess of Kent By Coxswain Stephen Shaw
Alderney lifeboat crew are presented to the Duchess of Kent by Coxswain Stephen Shaw. Behind the Duchess are (r) Mr Michael Vernon, a deputy chairman of the RNLI, and (I) Dr John Ayoub, chairman of the branch committee. photograph by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Carol Sandra and Northwind III
Fishing boats wrecked TWO GERMAN STUDENTS, walking on the cliffs near Breil Nook on Flamborough Head on the morning of Monday, May7, 1984, smelt diesel oil and, looking into the water, saw what appeared to be the overturned hull of a...
Blyth Spirit
Tow across the bar THE HARBOUR MASTER at Soilthwold, Roger Trigg, who is also senior helmsman of the town's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat, The Quiver, was contacted by the fishing vessel Blyth Spirit on the evening of Thursday...
Loss of Member of Exmouth Crew
AT 4.59 on the afternoon of Christmas Day, 1956, the coastguard informed the Exmouth honorary secretary, Mr.
P. H. C. Butler, that a vessel was burning- red flares four miles south- east of Orcombc Point. This is about...
Category: Services
Notes and News
THE year 1921 was one of phenomenally fine weather. A very mild winter was followed by a summer of drought and an autumn almost without gales. In fact, there was no really severe weather until Christmas. The year then went out in storms, and...
Category: Articles
Vestlaan
Just after mid- night of the 1st May the coastguard re- ported that a vessel had fired distress rockets from a position 400 yards south of Portland Bill. She had gone ashore at the bottom of the cliffs. The sea was smooth, and a light...