MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.—On the 31st of August the Life-boat Star of Hope was launched for practice in a strong S.W.
gale and a moderate sea. Whilst cruising under canvas, signals of distress were seen to be shown by the schooner...
AT 9.49 on the evening of the 12th November, 1961, the Deal coastguard informed the Walmer honorary secre- tary that the East Goodwin lightvessel, which had been buffeted by heavy seas, had broken adrift from her moorings and was driving...
Category: Services
Pier rescue attempt THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER of Brighton Palace Pier, Graham Sweetman, was in his office at the shore end of the pier with his part-time colleague Payman Akhaveissy, an Iranian student, at 1615 on the afternoon of Sunday...
Ballycotton, Co. Cork - At 4.40 p.m.
on loth June, 1967, information was received that a boat was flying distress signals five miles from Ballycotton. The life-boat Mary Stanford, on temporary duty at the station, slipped...
Very early on the morning of the 4th January, a vessel was seen on the Dogger Bank, off this coast, on which a rough sea was then breaking.
As soon as possible the smaller of the two Life-boats on this station, the Civil...
Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3706 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1474 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 35 per cent of all services carried out...
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Facts and Figures In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboat launched 3,745 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1,491 lives (an average of over 4 people rescued each day).
Over 35 per cent of all services carried...
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On the night of Sunday May 28 Bridlington ILB launched to go to the yacht Pinkers ablaze in North Bay. The yacht's crew of nine had taken to their dinghy but could not propel her and both boats were drifting together with wind and tide.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET SIR ROGER KEYES, BT., G.C.B., K.C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L., M.P., named at Shering- ham on 18th July a new motor life-boat, presented to the Institution by the Ancient Order of Foresters in com- memoration of its own...
Category: Donations
Race to the Pole
by James Cracknell
and Ben Fogle
Review by Charlie Cash
After conquering the perils of the Atlantic Ocean in an open boat, most people would wallow in the...
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