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In Support of the Nottingham Lifeboat Appeal the 37Ft Oakley Relief Lifeboat J G Graves
In support of the Nottingham lifeboat appeal, the 37ft Oakley relief lifeboat J. G. Graves of Sheffield last summer made a trip up the River Trent and other inland waterways to Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln. Lt Cdr Andrew Forbes, former... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Naming Ceremonies of Eight Motor Life-Boats
EIGHT motor life-boats have been named during 1938, two on the coast of Devon, at Salcombe and Appledore, two on the Irish coast, at Arklow and Dun Laoghaire, and the other four at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Whitby, Yorkshire, Peel, Isle of...
Category: Inaugurations
After the Agm of Newport Shropshire Branch the Honorary Treasurer a D Arnold Handed a Cheque for £1000 to Glyn Williams Dos (Wales) Also In the Picture Ar
After the AGM of Newport, Shropshire, branch, the honorary treasurer, A. D.
Arnold, handed a cheque for £1,000 to Glyn Williams, DOS (Wales). Also in the picture are Or A. R. Snead, branch chairman, and Mrs Y. M. Jones... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Case of Rum Awarded to Holyhead Crew
THE Sugar Manufacturers' Association (of Jamaica) Limited awarded a case of rum to the life-boat crew who carried out the longest continuous service during the winter months of 1953-54. The award was given to the Holyhead crew for the...
Category: Awards
Lom
SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On the 23rd October a flash light was observed from a vessel ashore on the Knock Sands. The Herbert Ingram Life-boat was launched as soon as possible, the wind blowing a heavy gale from the S.SE. at the time,...
Depositor
PIEL, LANCASHIRE.—The ship Depositor, of Halifax, N.S., in ballast, was seen in a dangerous position on the foul ground 2J miles S. of Walney lighthouse, on the morning of Sunday, the 26th October.
She had been in tow of a...
Foreign Life-Boat Services. II
The United States (State Service.
Established 1848).
Since the publication of our extensive note on this Service in the November issue of The Lifeboat we have received the Annual Report of the U.S....
Category: Services
Ernie Wise Who Was Himself Once In the Merchant Service Makes the Fifth Rnli National Lottery Draw With Him (I to R) Are Fred Williams Appeals Office Supervisor J
Ernie Wise, who was himself once in the Merchant Service, makes the fifth RNLI national lottery draw. With him (I. to r.) are Fred Williams, appeals office supervisor, Joyce Pearce who organises the lottery at HQ, Cdr E. F. Pritchard,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Gorsethorn
DECEMBER 6-7TH. - NEW BRIGH-TON, CHESHIRE. Shortly after five in the evening a message was received from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board that the Liverpool steamer Gorsethorn had sent an SOS that she was disabled fifteen miles N.W. by W....
Bembridge
Walton and Frinton, Essex. — Just before midnight on the 21st of June, 1949, the coastguard reported informa- tion from the pilot cutter Bembridge that a steamer had struck the sunken wreck of the Fort Massac, about one and a half miles...