Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 5.33 A.M. on the 12th October, 1939, the coastguard reported a ship ashore on the Goswick Sands. The weather was wet and cold, with a moderate easterly breeze and a heavy swell. At 5.57 A.M. the motor...
Celebrating the RNLI family, past and present
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Honours for Hugh
On Friday 6 March, Her Majesty the Queen handed Captain Hugh Fogarty his MBE at...
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On the 3rd March in consequence of the westerly wind increasing to a gale—the sea already being high—the small fishing coble Royal, which was at 12.30 P.M.
about six miles off Newbiggin with no other vessel near her, was...
OCT. 12TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHscene, UMBERLAND. At 5.33 A.M. the coastguard reported a ship ashore on the Goswick Sands.
The weather was wet and cold, with a moderate easterly breeze and a heavy swell.
At...
A family occasion at West Mersea: On July 31 Michael Pennell (third from I), divisional inspector for the South East, made presentations to a father and his two sons for their long service to the RNLI. (I to r) Albert Clarke received a... - View image in PDF
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The Greene Family Receive A Group Supporter Award. - View image in PDF
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ALL GROWN UP
Back in 2012, photographer Nigel Millard took a picture of the children of Tobermory’s crew trying on their parents’ kit. Almost 5 years later, the station recreated the iconic shot. Alexander Anderson (second...
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Above: Nick Petch searches for the missing family, and Scarborough crew search through the storm Photo: Tony Bartholomew. - View image in PDF
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£ HOLYHEAD.—About 7.45 on the evening of Sunday, the 27th January, while a whole gale was blowing from N.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea and thick weather, a vessel was seen in the outer roads burning signals of distress. The steam...
An RNLI Lifeguard With A Family Caught Up In The Perranporth Incident. - View image in PDF
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