On the 8th April, the smack Cymro, of Amlwch, was observed with a signal of distress flying, in Moelfre Bay, during a strong easterly wind. This life-boat put off and succeeded in saving the smack's crew of 2 men. The vessel...
Inset: Off Dunkirk the fleet was met by the French Societe Nationals de Sauvetage en Mer rescue vessel Jean Bart.. - View image in PDF
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Penlee, Cornwall. At eight o'clock on the evening of the 27th of September, 1960, the honorary secretary informed the coxswain that the life-boat Solomon Browne would be required to take a sick man off the Swedish tanker...
DUNMORE, EAST, Co. WATERFORD.—It having been reported that a large steamer in distress was anchored off Slade, co.
Wexford, during a whole gale from the S.8.W. and a very heavy sea, the Life-boat Henry Dodd was promptly...
On the 9th February the schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston, laden with coals, was driven ashore north of the harbour of Skerries, in a heavy easterly gale. The Skerries life-boat imme- tliately proceeded to her aid, and took off her crew,...
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT FRASERBURGH FEBRUARY 8TH. - FRASER-BURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. In the night the Danish motor vessel Baradrangur, of Trangisvoag, with a crew of five, went ashore on the sandsto the south of Fraserburgh. Very heavy seas were...
NORTH DEAL.—A new life-boat station has been established by the NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, at the north end of the town of Deal on the Kentish coast, as it was thought that a life-boat placed there might be useful on occasions of wrecks...
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Earlier this year GMTV set up a nationwide search for the 'sexiest man in uniform'. Thousands of applications were received and the panel of judges had the tough task of whittling down the entrants to a final 12. One of the 12 was... - View image in PDF
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MCH. 15TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 6.12 A.M. a message was received from the coastguard that two barges were in need of help to the east of the coastguard station. A moderate N.E. gale was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...