Islay, Hebrides.—At 6.50 on the evening of the 2nd of April, 1957, the Kilchoman coastguard passed on by telephone a message that the motor fishing vessel Pride of Erin, of Belfast, was ashore in West Loch Tarbert.
She was...
The recipient is Coxswain SAMUEL CUNNINGHAM, of Portrush (see page 52). - View image in PDF
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On the night of the 8th November, the sloop Loftus, of Pad- stow, in entering that port, was compelled to anchor in Hell Bay, exposed to a strong westerly wind and heavy sea. At daylight she was discovered from the shore with a flag of...
OCTOBER 13TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
Late in the afternoon an American tank landing craft, manned by about a dozen British naval men, had got into difficulties off the Chesil Beach in a heavy south-west gale, with a very rough...
WITH a view to the interchange of ideas and suggestions as to the " Life-boat Saturday" movement, a conference took place in the rooms of the Society of Arts, Adelphi, on the afternoon of the 2nd May. Representatives were present...
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Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 14th July, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a launch engaged for work on a pipe-line two miles north of Hartlepool was in difficulties and needed help. At one o'clock...
Fund raisers from the Midlands manned the RNLI stand at the National Exhibition Centre; 123 Shoreline and 36 Storm Force members were enrolled and takings amounted to an impressive £8,521. The main RNLI exhibit was the new St Agnes D... - View image in PDF
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.— At 11.11 on the night of the 7th of May, 1949, the police told the life-boat station, through the coastguard, that a doctor was needed for a man with a dislocated shoulder on board the...
At 10.3 p.m. on 30th March, 1968, the coastguard reported that the s.s. Alice Bowater had a sick man aboard suffering from acute abdominal pain. The vessel was then about 120 miles east of Spurn head.
Arrangements were made...