News and views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat services Life at the sharp end including two Bronze Medal rescues 8 Porthcawl to Fishguard 16 Howard Richings continues his look at lifeboat stations around the coast Kings of...
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Barrow, Lancashire.—At 6.55 on the morning of the 2nd of May, 1955, the Walney Island coastguard rang up to say that he had received a message by radio telephone from the Barrow pilot boat. The pilot boat had found the 24-feet sailing yacht...
Recently I came across some old photographs which I am sending to you hoping they will be of interest. In 1937 we were spending a family holiday in St Ives, Cornwall, and one day during our first week we found ourselves, with other holiday... - View image in PDF
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Cliff Rescue Training For One of the 8500 Auxiliary Coastguards. - View image in PDF
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OWNER MADE DONATION Sheringham, Norfolk. The life-boat The Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows was returning to her station from a publicity launch to Blakeney on Sunday the i5th August, 1965, when at 12.10 the small sailing boat Tablet was seen...
Eight days afterwards, the same valu- able Life-boat proceeded to the assistance of the ship St. Johanner, of Dantzic, which had gone on the Middle Cross Sand, during a strong wind from the south.
They found the sea was...
On the 16th Jan.,1867, the services of this life-boat were again called into requisition.
The schooner Clyde, of Yarmouth, was ob- served making for the shore, and with signals of distress flying, the wind blowing at the...
Pictured: Back l-r Paul Spratt, Matthew Crow and Stewart Olley, the crew of the Vic and BHtie Whiften. Front l-r Launcher Matthew Fosset with the crew of the Ethel Royal, Michael Whistler and Tony Bonham. - View image in PDF
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SEPTEMBER 26TH. - FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A Dutch aeroplane, based on Pembroke Dock, had crashed nine miles N.N.W. of Strumble Head, but her crew were rescued by a trawler. - Rewards, £4 7s..
PORT ISAAC.—At 7.30 A.M., on the 14th October, the Richard and Sarah Life-boat put off to the assistance of two boats which were sighted in the offing about two miles distant. A strong breeze was blowing from the N.W. and the sea was heavy....