CAHORE, Co. WEXFORD.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently for- warded to the coast of Wexford a new Life-boat, which has been stationed at Cahore, in the place of the former Boat. It is 34 feet long, 8 feet wide, rows 10 oars...
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Twenty-five years' service: Commander Bruce Cairns, RD, RNR, retired as chief of operations at the end of 1986. He joined the lifeboat service as a district inspector of lifeboats in 1961 and served in the Irish, South East and Southern... - View image in PDF
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HOLY ISLAND.—On the 29th April, 1867, j the Grace Darling life-boat went off and assisted safely into harbour two fishing- smacks, which were observed in distress during very stormy weather. Had it not! been for the services of the life-boat...
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FEBRUARY 6TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. At 8 A.M. the coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore on Forewick Holm, Papa Stour.
A moderate southerly gale was blowing, with a rough and increasing sea, and it was snowing. The motor...
MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The Albert Edward Life-boat put off at about 7.30 P.M. on the 14th October, in reply to signals of distress, during a very strong N.W. wind and very rough sea. After cruising about for some time the schooner Ocean, of Goole,...
Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 8.17 on the morning of the 15th August, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message from the Bailey lighthouse that the Arklow lightvessel had picked up a sailing boat with five people...
Moorings parted PENTLAND COASTGUARD telephoned the honorary secretary of Kirkwall lifeboat station at 0915 on Sunday January 22, 1984, to report that the 16-ton fishing vessel Benachie had parted her moorings and gone on to the beach on the...
4Extreme weather in the fi rst weeks of 2008 meant a busy time for several lifeboat stations. Stornoway’s Severn class lifeboat Tom Sanderson was out in force 11 winds, classed a violent storm, on 1 February. The trawler Spinningdale had run...
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