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Amphibious rescue Eastbourne - South East Division The Director of the RNLI has sent a letter of appreciation to two Eastbourne brothers after an unusual shore-boat service in which their amphibious vehicle helped a fishing boat, while...
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Child resuscitated at Perran Sands Lucy A Beach Rescue lifeguard was patrolling between the red and yellow flags on a warm sunny day in Cornwall, when he spotted a woman waving frantically for help on the beach. Her young daughter had fallen...
North Britain, of Southampton
.—On the after- noon of the 6th December, information was received here that a large vessel was in a very perilous position in the bay, and the life-boat Richard Lewis, at Penzance, was at once got in readiness, in case her services should...
Mary Anne
Swanage, Dorset. At 12.44 on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a two-masted fishing vessel, Mary Anne, had hoisted a distress signal east of Durlston Head.
Her...
Ex-Coxswain Patrick Sliney
Ex-Coxswain Patrick Sliney, of the Ballycotton, Co. Cork, life-boat, who won the R.N.L.I, gold medal for gallantry for one of the most famous services in life-boat history, died at the age of 87. Mr. Sliney was alsoawarded the silver and...
Category: Obituaries
Obituary
Commander Alphonsus J. O'B. Twohig, K.M., M. Inst. T., A.R.I.N.A. died on 3ist July, 1967, at the age of 73. From February, 1951, to February, 1961, Commander Twohig was honourary treasurer of the Dublin branch of the R.N.L.I. He was...
Category: Obituaries
Ex-Coxswain John Watters
Ex-coxswain John Walters died on 2nd September, 1965, at the age of 66. A distinguished member of the life-boat service, he had served as coxswain of the Fowey life-boat for over twenty-five years. He was awarded the Institution's bronze...
Category: Obituaries
OBITUARY: Captain Ramsay of Mar
Captain Ramsay of Mar With regret we report the death of Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar MA FRICS DL, honorary life governor and vice convener of the Scottish lifeboat council 1965-1989, who died on 19 December...
Category: Obituaries
Notes of the Quarter
THE disaster at Seaham Harbour, in which 5 members of the life-boat crew and 4 people who had been taken off a fishing boat by the life-boat all lost their lives, shocked and distressed the nation.
The life-boat capsized at...
Category: Articles
The Radio Ship Mi Amigo
Radio ship aground WHILE HER CREW were still on board after returning from a rough weather exercise on Wednesday March 19, Sheerness lifeboat received a VHP call at 1753 from Thames Coastguard telling them that the radio ship Mi Amigo had...