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Rnli News
AGM 1986. Governors please note The RNLI's annual meetings for 1986 will take place on Tuesday May 13 at the South Bank, London. The governor's annual general meeting will be held in the Queen Elizabeth Hall at 11.30 am and the...
Category: Articles
A Fishing Vessel The Rossana
On the morning of the 9th March, the fishing vessel Hosanna, of South Shields, was observed from Newbiggin driving before a S.W. gale, with sails blown away. As the S.W. wind sets off shore on this coast, there was imminent dan- ger of her...
Morning Star
On the 7th December signals of distress were ob- served on a vessel near the Little Orme's Head. The Sisters' Memorial life-boat was launched, and found the vessel at anchor, with her mast carried away. She proved to be the flat...
Volant
On the 5th April a whole easterly gale, accompanied by snow and sleet showers, swept the North Sea and caused a very rough sea off Harwich. The steam Life-boat City of Glasgow was called out in the morning to a small steamer, but she managed...
Three Fine Services In February. Thurso, Plymouth and Stromness
THE month of February was marked by three fine services, two in the north of Scotland and the other in the south of England. One was performed by the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat at Thurso, the others by new Motor Life-boats of the Barnett...
Category: Services
August
SOUTHEND, ESSEX.—During a strong gale of wind from the S.W., and a heavy sea, at 11.30 A.M. on the 24th October the brig August, of Griefswold, Prussia, signalled for assistance, having lost her masts and anchors. The Boys of England...
Penlee Formal Investigation
The findings of the Formal Investigation ordered by the Department of Trade into the loss on December 19, 1981, of the coaster Union Star with her eight people and of Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne with her crew of eight lifeboatmen. THE...
Category: Articles
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Category: Advertisement
(Lett) Blyth's D Class Inflatable Was Vandalised on 1 August 1989
(Lett) Blyth's D class inflatable was vandalised on 1 August 1989 when the boathouse was entered illegally.
Station mechanic John Scott is pictured in front of the damaged lifeboat holding the knife used to puncture the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Excel (1)
On 28th to 29th October, the night following the service of the St. Mary's Life-boat, the gales reached their worst, striking with special violence on the coast of North Wales and Lancashire.
That night nine Life-boats...