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The British Railways Ferry Princess Victoria (2)
On the 31st of January, 1953, the British Railways ferry Princess Victoria sank in a gale in the Irish Sea.
The Portpatrick, Donaghadee, Clou- ghey and Newcastle, Co. Down, life- boats were all launched on service.
Aground Off the Cliffs of Dover
The Sovac Radiant, with the Dover life-boat and three tugs at work (See page 332). - View image in PDF
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Top Left: Hartlepool's Waveney the Scout
Top left: Hartlepool's Waveney The Scout with the Teesmouth lifeboat in June 1994, a year after her capsize on service.. - View image in PDF
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Above: the Lifeboat Station Al St. Francis
Above: The lifeboat station al St. Francis incorporates a cradle launching system for the rigid inflatable lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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Below: William Hadley Crosses the Line
Below: William Hadley crosses the finish tine of the 2001 Flora London Marathon without a stick of celery in sight'. - View image in PDF
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Kitesurfers Caught In the Sudden Squall
Kitesurfers caught in the sudden squall are brought back to shore on the D class lifeboat Mar jam fddie Mitchell. - View image in PDF
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During the International Lifeboat Conference at Gothenburg the Duke of Atholl
During the International Lifeboat Conference at Gothenburg the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the Institution, presented to Captain Hans Hansson, chairman of the Swedish Lifeboat Service, the Institution's silver medal and a special vellum... - View image in PDF
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The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., Talking to Coxswain T. R. Tart, of Dungeness,
The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., talking to Coxswain T. R. Tart, of Dungeness, at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, when the premiere of the film Airport was shown on 22nd April, 1970. The occasion raised over £10,000 for... - View image in PDF
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The Danish Fishing Vessels Clupea, Rosslau, Anne Stranne and Kami
FOUR BOATS AND CREWS SAVED IN deteriorating weather conditions on 8th November, 1971, the 70-foot steel life-boat Grace Paterson Ritchie, stationed at Kirkwall, Orkney, went to the aid of the Danish fishing vessel Clupea which had broken...
Proba
During a strong S.S.W. gale on the 17th February, the schooner Proba, of Bideford, whilst bound from Charlestown to London with a cargo of china clay stranded on the Brake Sands. Information of the casualty reached North Deal at 9.45 A.M.,...