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Fishing Boats (4)
Whitby, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 29th December, 1961, the local fish- ing fleet were at sea in weather which was growing worse. A heavy ground swell was making the harbour bar very dangerous, and it was decided to launch the...
From the brink
When hearing-impared surfer Isabella Denyer went out alone at Polzeath Beach, she soon became overpowered by waves. Here's what happened, in her own words
On a family holiday in Polzeath,...
Category: Articles
The Barrels Rock Lightvessel
KILMORE, Co. WEXFORD.—On the 2nd January 1900 the Life-boat John Robert was launched at 1.45 A.M., rockets and guns having been fired from the Barrels Rock Light-vessel. A light S.E. wind was blowing at the time, the sea was moderate and the...
Manders Paints Ltd Wolverhampton
This sporting looking team from Manders Paints Ltd, Wolverhampton, took part in the Beaujolais Nouveau Run last November. Sponsorship was obtained from many of Manders' suppliers and the driver Mike Marriott (1) and navigator Tony Hill... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Matam II
French yachtsmen saved SECOND COXSWAIN Peter Bisson was in command when St Peter Port's 52ft Arun class lifeboat, Sir William Arnold, slipped her moorings at 0950 on the morning of Sunday August 11, 1985. A report had been received from...
Tranmere
SELSEY.—The barque Tranmere, of Liverpool, bound from Hull to Cardiff in ballast, brought up off Selsey Bill, during a gale of wind from the 8. and in a very heavy sea, at about noon on the 2nd September.
A fisherman's...
Welcome
‘Excited, happy and proud of himself’
That’s how 7-year-old Jim – often quite a shy boy – felt after taking part in a beach-based activity session with RNLI lifeguards and Swim England last summer. Jim is just one of...
Category: Articles
Charlotte Kilner
About 11 o'clock in the morning of the 6th July a ketch stranded on the Barber Sands. The accident was observed, and as the vessel failed to float off the No. 2 Life-boat Nancy Lucy was despatched to her assistance. There was a strong...
Colleagues from the Sky By Georgette Purches
Following a recent visit to the West Country, Georgette Purches, assistant public relations officer for the RNLI, explains the organisation behind the RAF and Royal Navy helicopter rescue services. She was also in the right place at the...
Category: Articles
A Sailboard
Enjoyable sail turns into near disaster Windsurfer Christopher Long was out enjoying a brisk sail last September when gear failure disabled his board and he spent three hours in the water. When Eastbourne's inshore lifeboat picked him up...