JULY 1991 Molly and Peter Tabor, donors of the D class lifeboat stationed at Port Isaac..
Category: Obituaries
Lerwick coxswains and second coxswains, past and present: (I. to r.) ex-Coxswain John Sales, BEM, who was awarded the bronze medal in 1956 and the silver medal in 1958; ex- Second Coxswain William Sales; ex-Coxswain George Leith, who was... - View image in PDF
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Clothes from Nowadays and Rodgersport were on display at Stranraer guild's fashion show in April. The show was held at Stranraer Academy and was attended by a large and appreciative audience. The evening was a great success, raising... - View image in PDF
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NO V . 2 5 T H . - WALMER, KENT. The life-boat went out to the help of the Dutch steamer Amstalkirk in a full south-west gale, with very rough seas and dense rain. She was then told to go to another Dutch steamer, the Algorab, of Rotterdam,...
JULY 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 12.35 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel aground on South Scroby Sands, and a few minutes later another message came that a second vessel had grounded on South Scroby Sands....
MARCH 6TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. The Polish steamer Kielce had sunk after being in collision with the British steamer Lombardy, but the Lombardy picked up her crew before being taken in tow by tugs. - Rewards, £30 7s. 6d..
On the 11th January, news was received at this station that the services of the China life-boat were urgently needed in Torbay, as many vessels were in great danger of being wrecked during a strong gale of wind from the N.E. The China...