Walmer and Deal, Kent.—A Branch of the National Life-Boat Institution, under the above title, has been recently founded at Walmer, and a 30-feet; life-boat, on Mr. PEAKE'S plan, perfectly equipped both for sailing and rowing, and...
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Stromness, Orkney.—On the 24th June the steam trawler Braemar, of Aberdeen, homeward bound from fishing, ran ashore on the north side of Birsay in a thick fog. A moderate N.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. News was...
DECEMBER 13TH - 14TH. - DUNMORE, EAST, CO. WATERFORD, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. Just before half-past five in the evening the coast watcher at Hook Point telephoned to the Dunmore East station that a vessel was off the Hook showing flares....
LIFE-BOAT STOOD BY Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 10.42 p.m.
on 23rd March, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trawler had gone ashore at Red bay. Ten minutes later a message was received that the vessel...
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Barrow, Lancashire ; Maryport, Cumberland; Ramsey, and Douglas, Isle of Man, October 19th.—On the 18th October the s.s. Esbo, of Helsingfors, left Preston in ballast for Finland. Bad weather was encountered, and the Esbo got into...
(Below) Seaham lifeboat crew and branch chairman, G. Henderson (receiving cheque) took part in a sponsored walk which raised £244 for RNLI funds. The model lifeboat, made by Crew Member F. Aitkin in 1973, has been used at many... - View image in PDF
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HAVLE, CORNWALL.-—The brigantine Glynn, of Plymouth, while running for Hayle, during a strong N.W. gale and a heavy sea, on the morning of the llth September, struck the bar and remained fast, the sea making a clean breach over her. The crew...