AUGUST 12TH. - ST. IVES, AND PADSTOW, CORNWALL. At 10.40 in the morning the St. Ives coastguard reported that a tug, with a steamer in tow, north of St. Ives Head, was making little headway. A fresh westerly gale was blowing, with very heavy...
RNLI lifeboats launched an amazing 8,141 times in 2007, rescuing 7,834 people around the UK and RoI. RNLI lifeguards on 71 English beaches rescued 1,350 people and responded to 8,201 incidents. The charity’s Flood Rescue team (previously the...
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On 28th to 29th October, the night following the service of the St. Mary's Life-boat, the gales reached their worst, striking with special violence on the coast of North Wales and Lancashire.
That night nine Life-boats...
A framed record of thanks was presented to Captain Ian Gibb of P and O ss Canberra by Lt-Cdr Brian Miles (2nd I.), staff officer operations RNLI and himself a former officer of P and O.
Since last September £3,000 has... - View image in PDF
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PENMON.—On the 6th January, 1897, the schooner Volunteer, of Dublin, laden with cement and matches, from London for Whitehaven, was observed aground on the rocks off Penmon, having dragged her anchors. A strong gale was blowing from the S.E....
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In the nick of time...
A small fishing boat had a narrow squeak on 11 August when she got into difficulties, driving her perilously close to rocks off Buckie. Scotland.
Luckily, when they received the call...
Is your child at risk? Page 3 Lifeguards in action Page 21 Building the Atlantics Page 29 Dougie Munro and Aileen Jones honoured Page 43 News To the rescue in Russia Vital volunteers The story behind the RNLI Sales company Lifeboat Lottery...
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THE Institution has awarded its Silver Medal to Coxswain George Robinson, of New Brighton, on the Mersey, and its Bronze Medal to each of the eight members of the Crew, for their gallantry in rescuing 23 men of the French steamer Emile...
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MAJOR ARTHUR THOMAS FISHER founded the Salisbury Branch of the Institution in 1910, has been its Honorary Secretary ever since, and is still its Honorary Secretary at the great age of eighty.
Born on May Day in 1843, he is...
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From October, 1963, to March, 1964, the inshore rescue boats were launched on service four times. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date 1963 October 5: October 13: 1964 March 15: March 20: Station Whitstable...
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