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Birthday Honours The following were honoured by HM The Queen in her Birthday Honours list for their services to the Institution: MBE: David Cargill. Mechanic at Arbroath lifeboat station from 1973 to February 1995, having joined the crew in...
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The War Department Vessels Brigadier and Grey Lady
AUGUST 13TH. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON.
At 12.5 in the morning the King’s harbour master reported that men and a boat were marooned on the Rennie Rocks between the breakwater and the Mew Stone. They had been trying to salve a small...
Pam
FEB. 26TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. At 12.30 P.M. the coastguard reported that a small boat was in distress about half a mile south-east of Newhaven. A light W.S.W.
wind was blowing and the sea was choppy.
The...
Storm Song and Simona
Tyne rescues crews of two yachts in galeThe Director of the RNLI has written to thank the crew of the Ramsgate lifeboatfor a service 'carried out very professionally' after the station's Tyne had rescued the crews of two yachts...
Evelyn and Margaret , Hilda, and Premier
Nov. 3RD. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
Three local fishing cobles were at sea. The wind was light from the S.E., but the sea was very rough. At 12.20 P.M. the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched and found the coble...
Emerald and Aristides
BROUGHTY FERRY.—On the 4th of September two vessels were reported to be ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. A severe south-easterly "gale was blowing at the time, and a heavy sea was breaking on the Tay Bar. The English Mechanic...
Wakeful, Success and Provider
PROPELLER FOULED At 4.20 p.m. on 25th November, 1965, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Wakeful had partially fouled her propeller and was returning to harbour from the fishing...
Lady Jane and Fury
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.4 p.m. on 25th September, 1965, the east pier watchman reported that the motor yacht Lady Jane had broken down one mile east of the pier and was signalling for help. The lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis proceeded at 1.14...
Whitby Lass and Foxglove
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.16 on the morning of the 15th of January, 1954,the coastguard telephoned that a fish- ing boat appeared to be in difficulties one mile north-west of the harbour.
At 11.25 the No. 1 life-boat Mary...
Teucer and David Livingstone
DECEMBER 7TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An outward-bound convoy. under the command of Rear-admiral Ramsey, was passing. A gale was blowing and a drifter, which should have been there to bring ashore the pilots, had not arrived,...