In the swim: Around 40 youngsters, aged 8-14, took part in a sponsored swim at Hunstanton's Leisure Centre, to raise funds for the town's lifeboat. The youngsters, who raised approximately £500, each covered a maximum of 200... - View image in PDF
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APRIL 13TH. - ABERDEEN. News was received that a vessel was ashore on Aberdeen beach, and at 7 in the morning the No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched. The easterly breeze was light, but there was a heavy swell with a breaking...
HARTLEPOOL.—On the evening of the 10th October a heavy gale from the N.N.E. was experienced. The coxswain of the Hartlepool No. 3 Life-boat, the John Clay Barlow, was at the pilots' watch house at about seven o'clock, when it was...
Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.50 p.m. on 2ist August, 1965, a local yacht club told the honorary secretary that three yachts were missing in a race. One was thought to be dismasted five miles inside the North Goodwin lightvessel. The life-boat...
Mrs. R. H. Robinson, of Reigate, who for 20 years was the District Organising Secretary for the R.N.L.I, in south east England, retired at the end of last year. Committee members of the 160 branches in the south east district subscribed to a...
Category: Committee
Troon, Ayrshire. At 3.10 on the morn- ing of the 6th May, 1961, the meteoro- logical office at Prestwick airport in- formed the honorary secretary that the weather ship Weather Adviser, on passage to the Clyde, had reported a man overboard...
Skilful boat handling and teamwork played a major role in this rescue but, for New Brighton Helmsman Mark Bland, decision making was the difficult part. Here's Mark's personal account While working at my office at Safe Water Training...
The ‘shout’ came at 3.20pm one Friday. In minutes, we were aboard RNLB Realistic and I was quickly settled in the Helmsman’s seat, the Coxswain by my side. In front of me was a comforting array of dials and screens – radar, GPS, compass,...
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On the 3rd Septem- ber, at about 5.15 P.M., fishermen told the Coxswain that a barge, two miles E.S.E. of Cromer, was flying a signal. The weather was fine with a smooth sea and strong W.N.W. breeze.
The signal was not...
MARCH 27TH. - EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.
At 9.10 A.M. the coastguard telephoned that a trawler was showing signals for medical aid. A light southerly wind was blowing with a rough sea. The motor lifeboat Frank and William...