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Lifeboats less then 10 metres long (C and D class inflatables and 21 ft Atlantic rigid inflatables) now carry out more than 55 per cent of all the RNLI's service calls, and with more than 135 boats of these classes now on station, and a...
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A Motor Cruiser
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 8 p.m. on 2nd August, 1965, the Gorleston coastguard reported that a motor cruiser had broken down in a fresh to strong southerly breeze and a moderate sea and was drifting out to sea off the north...
Saved from sinking car
INVERGORDON | 6 SEPTEMBER
Invergordon RNLI rescued a man from a sinking Land Rover at Cromarty Firth. The all-weather lifeboat Douglas Aikman Smith was called at 6.40am to Invergordon Sailing Club...
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Fishing Boats
On 26th February a fierce gale from the S.E. sprang up at Bridlington, and the sea rose rapidly, making it very difficult and dangerous for the fishing fleet to return to harbour. The piers were buried under the heavy seas, and the spray was...
Pinnace of the Sea Cadets
Troon, Ayrshire. — At 6.30 in the evening of the 2nd of May, 1948, the pilot house telephoned that the steam pinnace of the Sea Cadets appeared to have broken down and was drifting towards the Black Rocks. The motor life-boat Sir...
Helena
Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.10 p.m. on 2nd October, 1965, Shoreham coastguard told the motor mechanic that red flares had been sighted west of Newhaven harbour. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 7.25, two and a hah0 hours after high...
S.S. Lowick, of Newcastle
FEBRUARY 2ND. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
At 11.50 in the morning the coxswain reported a vessel ashore on a slag bank south-east of the South Gare Breakwater. A fresh northerly wind was blowing, with a strong sea and heavy rain....
South African Lifesavers
On the outside of the lifeboat station was a board recording the number of launches, people assisted and so on. 'That's the important one', said a crew member, pointing to 45 lives saved. Only the sharp shadow of his hand cast...
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Fishermen Return Rewards.
Five fishermen of Silloth, Cumberland, as they came back from their fishing, saw an aeroplane crash in the sea, went to its help, and rescued the airmen.
The Institution sent them rewards, but they returned them, saying:...
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Silver Cloud
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — At eleven o'clock on the morning of the llth of August, 1957, the coastguard inspector at Rattray asked if the life- boat would launch to stand by the yacht Silver Cloud, of London, which had a crew of...