(Right) White Rock Bowls Club raised £45 for Hastings lifeboat in a new annual pairs competition for the Walden and Weeks cups last autumn. The two cups were presented by Coxswain Joe Martin (centre) to Mr Compary (I.) and Mr Abbott... - View image in PDF
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On the bar TWO RED FLARES sighted on the south side of Portmadoc Estuary, near and inside the bar, were reported to the honorary secretary of Pwllheli lifeboat station by Coastguard Porthdinllaen at 0035 on Thursday, September 1. The wind...
On the 12th September a gale from the N. suddenly sprang up. About fifty fishing boats were lying at anchor in the roads, and were in great danger of being driven ashore. Part of their crews had landed with their fish, and as they were...
MOTOR CRUISER FIRES DISTRESS SIGNALS Dover, Kent. At one o'clock on the morning of Monday the 15th of July, 1963, the Folkestone coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had been seen firing red flares half a mile south of...
On July 12, at the Baltic Exchange, London, His Excellency The Greek Ambassador presented nautical gallantry medals to the men who were coxswain and crew ofSt Peter Port lifeboat when, on January 4, 1979, she had, together with helicopters,... - View image in PDF
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Time of Date Launching Station 1957 Jan. 1 23.07 Newcastle 2 04.55 Stronsay „ 3 10.07 New Brighton 3 19.40 Weymouth ..
4 02.00 Tenby 4 21.25 Blyth ,, 6 06.25 Stornoway ..
7 19.45 Arklow 8 02.30 New...
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Jan. 2.—Voted the Silver Medal and U. to Mr.
JAMES MACKAY for saving two boys by swimming at great risk to a boat, which, had been swamped while attempting to cross the Bar of Tongue, tine Margaret, of Rye, which was...
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Thursday, 20th March, 1930.
THE HON. GEORGE COLVTLLE, in the Chair.
Decided to open a Life-boat Station at Lerwick, Shetland Isles.
Reported the receipt of the following special...
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Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of July–September 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 25 ON-1262(17-33):Jul 17, 31, Aug 18, 26 D-500:Jul 26,31,Aug 26,Sep 25 D-536:Jul 17 ABERDOVEY B-758:Jul 19(x2),23,29,30, Aug...
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On March 20 Aith, the RNLVsmost northerly station branch, held its annual Lifeboat Memorial Service, instigated by the Rev.
Magnus Cheyne following the loss of Longhope Lifeboat. (I. to r.) Kenneth Henry, coxswain Aith... - View image in PDF
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