To the Editor, THE LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL.
SIR,—As I was an eye-witness of them, I think it may be of interest to you to have a narrative from myself of the events which led up to what I have no hesitation in calling one of the...
Category: Correspondence
_Listing ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Oct27 D-536:Oct 24,27; Nov 11 ABERDOVEY B-75& Sep 13,29;Oa 2.3(x2),22; Nov 23 ABERSOCH B-582: Sep 5,13.15,20 ABERYSTWYTH B-704;Sep 1.3,8,29(x2); Oct 3(x2),6.9(x3) ACHILL ISLAND ON-122B(14-24):Sep19; Oct 9...
Category: Services
Flight crews, back-up teams and equipment on display at Culdrose, including a Wessex (I) and Sea King (r). photograph by courtesy of RNAS Culdrose. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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Category: Advertisement
Borth: Helmsman Ronald Davies was accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum for the rescue on August 18 of two people trapped by the tide at the foot of cliffs. The photograph shows the area at low tide: x marks the position... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 2.50 p.m.
on 9th August, 1966, during the localtown regatta, a strong south westerly wind developed which suddenly capsized many of the smaller craft which were near the starting line. This kept the...
Three new films are now available to branches. All are in colour and 16 m.m.
sound.
One of the new films. From Baltimore to Littlehampton, which runs for 12 minutes, tells the story of how the 44-foot...
Category: Articles
Mrs D. Kirsop, founder member and chairman of Cullercoats & Whitley Bay ladies' guild from 1961 until her death. She was awarded a Silver badge in 1977 and a Gold badge in 1988..
Category: Obituaries
ON the 22nd October, 1961, the motor vessel Halronell, on passage from New- port, Monmouthshire, to Haulbowline, Co. Cork, encountered heavy weather off the Coningbeg lightvessel, and her bridge was damaged. Her master deci- ded to return to...
Category: Services
Facts and figures Provisional statistics as at 29 August 1989, show that during 1989: The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 2,050 times (an average of more than 8 launches a day) More than 719 lives were saved (an average of 2 people...
Category: Articles