Music to the RNLI's ears! Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan accompanist Mrs Jean Hancock tries to find the tune on a £500 cheque presented by the society's chairman Mr Gilbert Clayton to Mr Doug Reeves, honorary secretary of... - View image in PDF
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Salvor rescued ON THE MORNING of Friday March 22, 1985, St David's 47ft Watson class lifeboat, Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), launched at 1022 following a report that a 40ft fishing vessel, Miss AH Jane, had lost power and was close...
Debbie Stewart, now in the Aberystwyth ILB crew, originally trained at Atlantic College where there are six girls on the crew. Jeanne O'Gorman is an instructor at the Outward Bound School at Aberdovey where the village and school each...
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On the following morning the Life-boat went out before daybreak, during a strong E.N.E. wind and a heavy sea, to the schooner Jane, of Faversham, which was showing flares in the South Koads, and brought ashore the master's son and one of...
PORT ERIN, ISLE OF MAN.—While a gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a high sea, on the 30th September, signals of distress •were shown by the lugger Jenny Lind, of Castletown, which while returning from the herring fishery stranded...
Selsey, Sussex. At 6 p.m. on 8th January, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a white flashing light had been observed a half a mile south of Chichester Harbour. A R.A.F.
helicopter from No. 22...
AUGUST 11TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
At 9 in the morning the coxswain was told that two boats were out fishing. A strong N.W. wind was then blowing, with a rough sea, and after consultation with the coastguard, it was decided...
Ramsgate, Kent. At 1.4 p.m. on 25th September, 1965, the east pier watchman reported that the motor yacht Lady Jane had broken down one mile east of the pier and was signalling for help. The lifeboat Michael and Lily Davis proceeded at 1.14...
19 July: Blackpool, Lancashire When a dog got into difficulty near Blackpool’s North Pier, the lifeboat crew launched in their D class and brought the pet to safety, much to the gratitude of its owner. As well as...
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At 2.55 p.m. on 26th January, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an unknown vessel was seen apparently broken down off Bognor Regis. The life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 3.25 in a moderate north-easterly...