THURSO.—The Life-boat Charley Lloyd was launched at 10 o'clock on the night of the 26th November, during a heavy gale from the N., snow, and a high sea, to the assistance of the schooners William Jones, of Carnarvon, and Sylph, of...
THE Institution will again have a Christmas card and a pocket calendar.
The card will be a reproduction in colour of the picture below. It is a photograph of the Hastings life-boat returning from service and is reproduced...
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Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 18th of January, 1956, the weather deteriorated while six local fishing boats were still at sea, and it was decided that the no. 1 life-boat should launch to escort them into the harbour. At 10.54 the...
Porthdinllaen: Centenary celebrations August 12, 1964. photograph by courtesy of John Charles. - View image in PDF
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Dr Peter Davy of Hastings, who was awarded a silver medal for his service to injured seamen aboard the Argentinian warship Candida de Lasala on December 23, 1974, has been presented with a gold medal by the Argentinian Navy. He was also...
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In gully INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED from HM Coastguard by St Ives ILB station at 1531 on Thursday, July 28, that there were people cut off by the tide on the north side of Carbis Bay Beach. The assembly signal was made immediately and the ILB...
Margate: (Left) With the floor broken up by waves, inside of lifeboat house stands open to the sea. - View image in PDF
Slipway can be seen on left. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Christopher Fright. - View image in PDF
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Fishing boat aground THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Peel lifeboat station was informed by Ramsey Coastguard at 0145 on Saturday March 29 that the motor fishing vessel Southern Scott was aground on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of...
Fishing boats wrecked TWO GERMAN STUDENTS, walking on the cliffs near Breil Nook on Flamborough Head on the morning of Monday, May7, 1984, smelt diesel oil and, looking into the water, saw what appeared to be the overturned hull of a...