Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wezford.—At 11.10 on the night of the 14th .of August, 1948, the Lowestoft steam trawler Lord Anson reported that the steam trawler Mint, also of Lowestoft, was calling for help on her radio, and the motor life-boat...
Two hundred and thirty children were entertained at this, the fourth Christmas party, given by the staff at th Storeyard .it Poplar, with the help of *he staff at Headquarters, to poor children of the district. In addition i was given, at... - View image in PDF
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Hastings, Sussex - At 7.20 a.m. on I3th July, 1967, it was learnt that the Bexhill police had reported a trawler in difficulties half a mile off the De La Warr pavilion. The life-boat Fairlight was launched at 7.40 in a light northerly...
Blyth, Northumberland. At 7.15 on the evening of the 19th May, 1961, during an exercise launch of the life- boat City of Bradford II, on temporary duty at the station, it was noticed thatthe fishing vessel Venture had broken down south-east...
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—The brigantine Charles, of and from Great Yarmouth, for Newcastle, with scrap iron, and having a crew of six men, was seen to strike the Barber Sand at about 8 P.M. on the 30th November, during a moderate E.N.E. wind and a...
Three walkers three lifeboatsThe difficulties of working close inshore in surf were vividly illustrated when Newhaven's Arun class lifeboat, her ' Y' boat and the Eastbourne D class were all involved in a service to save three...
The RNLI has pledged to provide every all-weather lifeboat crew with a 25-knot lifeboat by 2019. But the links in our supply chain are increasing and the availability of lifeboat building expertise is unpredictable. Our...
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gale suddenly arose on the 26th May and a nasty broken sea got up very quickly. At about 2 P.M. it was seen that a number of yawls belonging to Crail, which had been working lobster creels, were in difficulties on...
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JANUARY 19TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The steam trawler Lydia Eva, which was acting as a tender to the R.A.F., was seen to be dragging her anchors towards a lee shore An ensign knotted in the tail was seen hoisted,...