Buckie, Banffshire. At 9.32 on the night of the 1st of October, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen five miles north-west of Buckie. There was a light east-south-easterly wind with a...
Two stills from the new film, 'Bequest to a Village', which has been donated by W. D.
and H. O. Wills to the R.N.L.I. The Susan Ashley is shown being launched at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, and (left) children at Sennen... - View image in PDF
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Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.5 in the morn- ing of the 3rd of December, 1949, the pier shore attandant reported that a boat in which a man was waving ap- peared to be in difficulties in Pegwell Bay. The life-boat Prudential left her moorings at 8.15...
The fundraising efforts of Manor Park Holiday Village in Hunstanton led to a £4,000 cheque presentation to the town's lifeboat station earlier this year. Manor Park raises cash for worthy causes every year and the RNLI was chosen as... - View image in PDF
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Newhaven, Sussex. — At 7.5 On the evening of the 28th of August, 1950, the coastguard reported that a vessel, with another in tow, had broken down off Beachy Head lighthouse. Later reports said that the vessels were drifting. At 8.8 the life...
Left: Alan Tate, superintendent of the Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes. - View image in PDF
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Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 7.15 on the night of the 12th of February, 1950, Lloyd's signal station reported that the riding light of a barge to the east of the pier was on fire. As this was a signal of distress, the life-boat Greater...
A photograph taken in March, 1969, as a boat crosses the bar at Aberdeen harbour during the same period of bad weather which caused the loss of the Longhope life-boat.. - View image in PDF
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On the 25th Sept., the schooner Airdrie, of Stranraer, was stranded on the Baldoyle Sands, in Dublin Bay, during a gale of wind. The same life-boat went off through a heavy and dangerous sea and rescued the crew of 4 men..
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