WHITBURN.—On the 20th April, the brig Eliza, of Shoreham, bound from Stockholm to Sunderland with deals and iron, drove on shore a little to the north- ward of Whitburn Steel. Signals of dis- tress were shown, and the Coast-guard at once...
Workington, Cumberland. — At 7.50 in the evening of the 21st of June, 1952, a report was received through the coastguard that a boat was in dis- tress about three miles north-east of Whitehaven, and at 8.15 the life-boat N.T. was launched....
DUTCH SHIP TOWED IN Amble, Northumberland.—At noon on February 24th, 1947, the coastguard reported that a vessel was flying dis- tress signals eight miles south-east of Coquet Island. A fresh north-westerly breeze was blowing with a moderate...
'We have a call out about every eight or nine days and we've been out in some terrible conditions. The worst I can remember was when we were called to a ship that had tipped over because the cargo it was carrying had shifted in the...
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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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Eleven lifeboats in biggest ever Cardigan Bay searchCrew from nine lifeboat stations were united in a search for a missing power boat at Cardigan Bay. The Coastguard coordinated an extensive search involving 11 lifeboats, a rescue helicopter...
Humber, Yorkshire. At 2.15 on the afternoon of the 30th of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a trawler with an injured man on board was making for the Humber and that the services of a doctor were needed...
FEBRUARY 27TH a n d 2 8TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK.
At 9.30 in the morning the Gorleston coastguard telephoned to the life-boat station that the S.S. Dynamo, of Hull, was aground on North Bank. She was...
Presentation of Prizes in the London District.
AT the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on Friday, 20th April, the Mayor of Westminster (Mr. Jacques Abady) presided at the presentation of the prizes won in the Life-boat Essay...
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0 Young World Productions, London, have produced a punch-out model and painting book covering old and new life-boats of R.N.L.I.
interest. Copies are obtainable from Life-boat House, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I,...
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