Left: Air Crewman Chic Pritchard prepares for a helicopter winching exercise with Padstow lifeboat volunteers. - View image in PDF
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CLOVELLY, DEVON.—During a thick fog, a strong W.S.W. breeze, and a rough sea on the night of the 16th February, the s.s. AMI, of Bilbao, stranded about two and a half miles to the westward of Clovelly and the crew took to the ship's...
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The Humber, Yorkshire, and Skegness, Lincolnshire. — 31st December, 1937.
Flares had been seen from the Inner Dowsing Light-vessel, but a search revealed no sign of any vessel in need of help.—Rewards : The Humber,...
Henry Blogg of Cromer was awarded more medals for gallantry than any other RNLI lifeboatmen: three gold and four silver. He served in Cromer crew from 1894 and was coxswain from 1909 to 1947, through two world... - View image in PDF
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NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.—On the morning of the 15th July a telephone message was received by the coastguard that a vessel was drifting to the westward with a signal of distress flying, and asking for the assistance of the Newquay...
Arranmore, Co. Donegal - At 12.45 p.m. on 16th April, 1966, the doctor nformed the honorary secretary that it was essential that an expectant mother on Tory Island was transferred to Dungloe Hospital as there was no medical aid available on...
On the 8th February, this valuable life-boat went off again, and rendered the following very gallant service. The sloop Telegraph, of Sunderland, bound to London, with a cargo of bottles, was riding in Yar- mouth Roads, when she parted from...
Lifeboat station histories The Story of the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboats (new) The Story of the Exmouth Lifeboats (updated 3rd edition) The Story of the Whitby Lifeboats (updated 3rd edition) all by Jeff Morris published by the...
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THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 142 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 20 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 28th, 1939 - 66,142 The Great Gale of 23rd November,...
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THE gales at the end of December reached their worst on the 27th, on the which day ten launches took place round the coast, From the Isle of Wight it was reported that "the damage ashore was not so great as in November, but at sea condi...
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