RAMSGATE.—On the 26th March, 1860, a schooner was reported to be on shore on the Goodwin Sands. The Harbour Commissioners' life-boat Northumberland was quickly towed out to her assistance by the Harbourtug Aid, there being a fresh wind...
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Chairman of Filofax PLC, Mr David Collischon, presents the director Rear Admiral W. J.
Graham with a cheque for £3,250. The cheque was a percentage of profits made from the sale of Filofax personal organisers made from... - View image in PDF
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STAITHES.—A sudden gale of wind from E.S.E. arose on the morning of the 14th March, 1896, and a heavy sea sprung up, endangering the safety of the fishing- cobles, which had proceeded to sea at daybreak. The Life-boat Jonathan Stott put off...
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RAMSGATE.—In response to signals from the Gull Light-vessel, the Life-boat Bradford was towed out by the harbour steam-tug Aid at 2.10 A.M., on the llth February, while a strong gale was blowing from S.S.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and...
Below left: Bembridge's all-weather lifeboat station.. - View image in PDF
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Above: Ramsey Beavers AKA 'Godred's Men' rampage through the town-. - View image in PDF
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IN our last number we considered the question as to the application of steam- power to Life-boats, and pointed out what we considered the insuperable difficulties in the way of its use. At the same time, however, who indicated that greater...
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THE Institution has received an anony- mous parcel containing twenty-nine gold sovereigns and twenty-four half- sovereigns, packed in cotton wool, many of them with Queen Victoria's head"..
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The large life-boat Birmingham, on this station, was launched on the 28th October to the barque Alma, of Malta, which, while lying about a cable's length from the buoy of the West Scroby Sand, had dragged one anchor and had then hoisted...
On the night of the 23rd February, a vessel was ob- served on shore inside the South Tail Sand- bank, Bideford Bay. The wind was blowing a gale at the time from W.N. W. The Hope life-boat was promptly launched, and pro- ceeded towards the...