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James, the Manturu and the Magnet

Date: February 1886

Volume: 13

Issue: 139

THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.—During a heavy gale from the N.E., on the 12th October, signals of distress were shown by vessels at anchor in Scrabster roadstead.

The Life-boat Charley Lloyd was launched, and went first to the...

Animation

Date: June 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 392

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. At 10.50 on the evening of the 9th of March, 1960, the life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was launched at high water to go to the help of the local fishing vessel Anima- tion, which was in difficulties south of...

Lottery

Date: Spring 2007

Volume: 60

Issue: 580

LOtteRY Lottery lifesavings When it comes to saving lives at sea, £200,000 is a great deal of money to raise. Luckily, improvements to the Lifeboat Lottery will save the RNLI approximately this much in administration – every year....

Category: Articles

Trawlers

Date: November 1913

Volume: 22

Issue: 250

At about 3 P.M. on the 21st March, during a gale from the S.S.W., a number of the big trawlers belonging to Penzance, which had been at anchor off Newlyn, ran for Penzance Harbour for shelter. Several of the steam drifters also started to...

A Dinghy

Date: Winter 1975

Volume: 43

Issue: 451

Ten rescued TOLD BY a member of the public at 1309 on August 10, 1974, that a dinghy being sailed singlehanded had capsized in Port Eynon Bay and her helmsman was having trouble righting her, J. Walter Grove senior crew member of Horton and...

A Vessel

Date: August 1888

Volume: 13

Issue: 149

A vessel's light having been observed in a dangerous position near the breakers in the S.E. part of the bay near PenrhynPoint during a whole gale from the N.W.

and a very heavy sea on the morning of the 26th January,...

Fingal

Date: November 1903

Volume: 18

Issue: 210

NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.-—During the heavy westerly gale and rough sea on the 27th February, the Coxswain of the steam Life-boat Queen received a message that a vessel had foundered off North Wall and that the crew had taken refuge in the...

Lisbeth

Date: August 1908

Volume: 20

Issue: 229

The four-masted barque Lisbeth of Hamburg, whilst sailing into the Downs on the 17th January took the ground off Walmer Castle. The Coastguard having warned the Coxswain of the Life-boat Civil Service No. 4, the boat was launched and...

Nusakan

Date: March 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 395

Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 9.50 on the morning of the 31st of December, 1960, the honorary secretary was informed that the motor vessel Nusakan of Rotterdam, which was at anchor in Tralee Bay, had asked for the life-boat to take off a seriously...

Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen

Date: June 1935

Volume: 29

Issue: 322

Awards on the Closing of Stations.

ALNMOUTH.

JOHN W. STEWART, 12J years second cox- swain and 8$ years a member of the crew, a life-boatman's certificate of service, and a pension.

Category: Awards