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Sea Lark
This Life-boat was also launched, at noon of the 27th February, to render assistance to a vessel observed at anchor in dangerous position near the Cockle Sand, with a signal of distress flying. The Godsend had to cross the Barber Sand, over...
Frolic
It having been reported on the morning of the 19th August that a smaok -was ashore on the Newcome Sand the Lifeboat JStock Exchange was at once launched and went alongside the vessel, which proved to be the Frolic, of Lowestoft, returning...
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Whitby, Yorkshire - At 2.46 p.m.
on 9th February, 1970, it was learnt that four children were cut off by the tide between Sandsend Ness and Keldersteel point. The life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 3 o'clock in...
Ole Knude
MARCH 13TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
About 9.20 in the morning the coastguard reported that a small Danish fishing boat was hove to near Whitby Rock Buoy, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 9.35. A...
Fine Gael
JULY 10TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
At midnight on the 9th July one of the life-boatmen reported to the coxswain that the small boat Fine Gael had notreturned. She had been taken out at about seven in the evening by three...
Hasselo
Signals of distress from the Middle Lightship were observed on the morning of the 19th January. The same Life-boat was launched and proceeded to a schooner which was found to be sunk with the lower masts' heads out of water. As no one...
Membership News
G o v e r n o r s • S h o r e I i ne • S t o r m F o r c e Hitting the target In the summer edition of THE LIFEBOAT we asked whether it was possible to set our sights on obtaining that 200,000th active member by the end of 1991. We have...
Category: Articles
Station Profile Weymouth
Weymouth lifeboat station, in Dorset, was established in 1869 to replace Portland station, which had closed down in 1850. Funded by the Earl of Stratford, the lifeboat gave assistance to vessels in distress on the north and east sides of...
Category: Articles
A Hint to the Swimmer How to Save a Man's Life
To THE EDITOR OF THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL.
SIR,—Many years ago, in India, I was walking home from mess on a darkish, night; I was dressed in uniform, and had on boots, spurs, and straps. As I passed a good sized tank, or...
Category: Correspondence
Letters
Evening Cruise On Tuesday July 5 Harwich branch chartered a harbour ferry for an evening cruise up the River Stour and at 1910 on a perfect summer's evening the ferry set sail with 99 adults and six children on board. The ladies'...
Category: Correspondence