Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 9.30 on the evening of the 4th of August, 1954, a boatman reported that while he had been in his boat on a pleasure trip from the Naze to Walton River with passengers on board, he had seen a yacht go ashore on...
The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, and all belonging to them, are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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AN important extension of the Institu- tion's practice of encouraging rescues by shore-boats was put into effect in the summer of 1962 by the Institution in conjunction with the Ministry of Trans- port. Its purpose is to make wider and...
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A REMARKABLE feature of life-boat appeals during recent years has been the number of gifts for building motor life-boats for the Scottish coast received from ladies in Scotland. Since the beginning of 1928 nine such gifts have been received,...
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" Losses at Sea: their Causes and Means of Prevention, embracing several other subjects of importance for the Safe Navigation of Vessels." By J. H. RIDLEY, Master in the Merchant Service. London, published for the Author, 1854....
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Swanage centenary celebrations will take place on Sunday, July 27, at 1530 at Stone Quay, Swanage. If wet the service will be held in the Parish Church at 1830..
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Cromer, Norfolk. At 6.20 on the evening of the 27th of August, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a yacht had broken down and was drifting east of Cromer. At 6.37 the motor vessel Antiquity of London approached the...
Propeller fouled LENA B, a 32ft beam trawler, 2'/2 miles south east of Hastings with her propeller fouled by a fishing net, was reported to the honorary secretary of Hastings lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 0700 on Sunday October 12...
Feast your eyes on a batch of tasty RNLI treats celebrating 150 years of support from the Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund
Every slice of these spectacular RNLI-flavoured cakes is benefiting The Lifeboat...
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