THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 250 Life-boat Stations...
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THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 254 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 270 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convoy an idea of the general character of one of the 298 Life-boat Stations...
Category: Articles
The photograph of Coxswain Stephen Whittle at the head of the page was taken by Peter Hadfield. In the background is Dunmore East Harbour with the 44ft Waveney lifeboat St Patrick at her moorings.. - View image in PDF
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Cut off by tide INFORMATION THAT A MAN had been reported cut off by the tide below the cliffs in the vicinity of the Coastguard lookout was passed to the honorary secretary of Whitby lifeboat station at 1630 on Sunday, June 5. The assembly...
NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT Filey, Yorkshire - At 3.5 p.m. on 28th March, 1967, news was received that a small boat had capsized in the bay and had fired a flare. The IRB was launched at 3.10 in a strong north westerly wind and a smooth sea. It...
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Aground in gully THE DUTY ASSISTANT HARBOUR MASTER at St Peter Port, who is a deputy launching authority (DLA) of the lifeboat station, was informed by the Signal Station at 0428 on Tuesday October 11, 1983, that the French yacht Wild Rocket...
A vessel was seen from this place on the 14th February, apparently unmanageable, and showing sig- nals of distress. Soon afterwards she ran ashore at the east side of Rye Harbour. It was blowing strong from W.S.W., and there was a heavy sea...
NOVEMBER 2lST. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
A British aeroplane was overdue and flares had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £35 7s..