ON 9th May, 1939, the s.s. Arantzazu- Mendi, of Bilbao, went aground on Butter Paddy shoals, outside Kearney Point, Co. Down. Efforts were made to salve her, and there was a salvage party on board on 17th June. A strong S.S.W. wind was...
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ON the 10th October last at an early hour the inhabitants of Brighton were aroused from their beds by the report of an approach- vious to the life-boats reaching the wreck, several rockets with lines attached had been fired under the...
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THE series of Exhibitions held in London during the last few years would certainly have been incomplete without one to illustrate the history, development and progress of the Navy. Such an under- taking could not fail to enlist public...
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New Brighton, Cheshire. At 5.21 on the afternoon of the 21st of January, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a collision had taken place near the Canada dock between the coaster Lurcher and the Greek motor vessel...
Over the last few years the lifeboat service has been in a strong financial position. It has been able to plan for the future and expand itslifesaving activities, thanks to the generosity and support of the public. However the continued...
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Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...
Lord Mayor of London, Sir Peter Vanneck, who opened the show, chats to Mrs Charles Hunting Simpson (c.) and Mrs Peter Grace, chairman, Central London Committee. The ladies, manning the souvenir stall, are seen 'modelling' the... - View image in PDF
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Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
NO PEACE FOR NEWLY WEDS
‘Just another day being married to an RNLI coxswain,’ says newly-wed Trina Sawyer, whose big day with Eastbourne lifeboat Coxswain...
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THULE? The most remote land sighted by the Romans? Was it Shetland? Perhaps. Certainly Shetland is the most northerly of the British Isles and Aith and Lerwick, both lying above latitude 60 degrees north, are the most northerly of the...
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