More than 150 services of thanksgiving have been held around Britain and Ireland. In Norwich Cathedral the RNLI standard is carried to the altar. Photograph by Courtesy of Eastern Daily Press. - View image in PDF
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The R.N.L.I. flag at the St. Abbs life-boat station flying at half mast after the death of Princess Marina. On the day of the memorial service all R.N.L.I. flags were flown at half-mast. In May, 1965, Princess Marina made an unofficial visit... - View image in PDF
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DEC. 1ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 2.17 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel had stranded on the Long Sand about thirteen miles south-east of Clacton Pier. A W. wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. At 3...
The s.s.
Mimona, of Predrikstad, stranded on the Haisborough Sands, on the 17th Septem- ber, whilst bound from Drammen to London with a cargo of wood pulp.
Information of the casualty reached Cromer...
Five men left St.
Helier on the 31st March, in a converted ship's life-boat named Joybell, on a pleasure fishing trip to Les Minquiers.
They did not return when expected and some anxiety was felt. Next...
Rescue by fishermen A NORTH-EASTERLY NEAR GALE, force 7, gusting to force 8 was blowing and the sea in St Mary's Harbour, Isles of Scilly, was rough when at about 1625 on the afternoon of Tuesday May 22, 1984, the joint services training...
THE Collate DISPLAY (complementary to the Radio Times I Imperial War Museum) now at TORBAY AIRCRAFT MUSEUM OPEN DAILY 10am Signpostedoffmain TOTNES/PAIGNTON ROAD.
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Valentia Life-Boat Crew Take Instruction In First Aid. - View image in PDF
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On the 10th Feb- ruary, at daylight, a vessel was observed to have sunk on the Dutchman's Bank, and the crew to be clinging to the rigging. The Penmon life-boat was accordingly launched through a high surf, and proceeded .to their aid....
—When returning home, laden, from the Norwegian fishing grounds, the Aberdeen trawler Abergeldie stranded on the south end of Goswick Sands on 22nd March. Information of her plight was received- from the Coastguard and the Motor Life-boat...