On the 31st De- cember the schooner Lion, of Goole, laden with wheat, was observed making for this harbour. There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from E.N.E. at the time, with snow showers. There being very little water on the bar, signals...
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 5.14 on the morning of the 26th of June, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that the S.S. Mount Blair of Dundee had wirelessed that her steering gear had broken down nine miles from the Tyne piers...
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 12.30 a.m. on 3rd February 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Star of Freedom of Fleetwood had struck an unidentified object fifteen miles...
THE following was taken from the editorial column of the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, for the 9th of July.
"The caustic criticisms which Corn- wall Police Authority have lately made about flag days may have...
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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...
Shades of 'The Boyhood of Raleigh'1 Bob Walton, membership secretary, tells Linda Catlin, Shoreline's 20,000/7; member, of the sea and ships and lifeboats. - View image in PDF
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Mallaig coxswain Tommy Ralston, right, hands over the replica of the St John's Cross of lona to David McKie of Tobermory lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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On the morning of the 17th November the schooner Sarah, of Waterford, was driven ashore from stress of weather in this bay. The Tramore life- boat was immediately launched through a very heavy sea, and took off the crew of 5 men and 1...
Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 10.50 on the night of the 1st of January, 1957, the Kilkeel coastguard telephoned that a small boat, which appeared to be in difficulty about three miles east-south- east of St. John's Point, was burning flares....
Judgingtaking placein The Birmingham Post's children's poster design competition, organised in association with the R.N.L.I, and the British Poster Advertising Association. Entrants, from all parts of the Midlands, were asked to... - View image in PDF
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