The advent of the Boat Show means eleven happy days of reunions with old and introduction to new friends of the lifeboat service who come to the RNLI stand. Cilia Black was one of many welcome visitors, and to show her over Silver Jubilee... - View image in PDF
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WELLS, NORFOLK.—A new life-boat establishment has been formed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION at Wells, on the coast of Norfolk. There was a considerable length of coast in the district without a life-boat, and as vessels frequently...
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JANUARY 16TH. - MARGATE, RAMSGATE.
AND WALMER. KENT. At 9.30 P.M. a message was received at Margate from the Margate coastguard that an Italian steamer was sinking close to the North Goodwin Light-vessel. A strong N.E. wind...
How each £100 of the Institution's Expenditure was laid out in 1938.
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Arklow, Co. Wicklow.^At 10.30 on the night of the 22nd of December, 1955, a telephone message was received from the Coast Life-Saving Service in Dub- lin that the motor vessel Gansey, of Castletown, had wirelessed that she had damaged her...
The Cromer Lifeboats by Bob Malster and Peter Stibbons (Poppyland Publishing), available from Cromer RNLI honorary secretary, 33 Hillside, Cromer, Norfolk, for £1.20 plus 25p post and packing, is the third edition of booklets about the...
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NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SBA, NORTHUMBERLAND.
—A signal of distress was made by a vessel northward of Newbiggin point, on the morning of the 9th Jan. 1889. The wind was blowing a gale from the S.E., the sea was very rough, and the...
Category: Services
YACHT FOUND ABANDONED AND ASHORE Hoylake, Cheshire. At 11.20 on the night of the 2nd June, 1963, the Formby coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen near Hilbre Island, and at 12.6 the reserve life-boat Frank...
New Quay, Cardiganshire. At 7.50 on the evening of the 21st of August, 1960, the harbour master informed the honorary secretary that the small yacht Sylvia of New Quay appeared to be in difficulties and was drifting...
Fund raisers on the Isle of Anglesey stepped up their efforts last year and increased their income from £ 1 1 .(XX) in 1977 to £15,(XX) in 1978. Part of this increase was made possible by the gift of two water colours painted and...
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