RACE CASUALTY While the yacht Carillion of Cowes was taking part in the Fastnet race on 5th August, 1971, she struck rocks off the Lizard and was damaged.
At 9.30 p.m. the life-boat Duke of Cornwall (Civil Service JVo. 33)...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 6.10 on the evening of the 21st of October, 1949, news was received from Bor- deaux, three miles north of St. Peter Port, that a yacht, with a cabin cruiser in tow, was in difficulties, being carried astern by...
DECEMBER 17TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 8.40 in the morning the coastguard reported a vessel ashore on the Brake Sands and asked that the life-boat should be launched immediately.
A south-west gale was blowing, with a rough sea....
FEBRUARY 2 3RD. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 5.45 in the evening the coastguard reported that a fishing boat, which had been unable to enter Whitby harbour owing to heavy seas, was making for Scarborough to shelter, and at 6.5 the motor life...
Duke of Kent to present awards The Institution's President, His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, will address the meeting of the annual presentation of awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in May. He will also present bravery...
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Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire.——At 7.30 in the night of the 23rd of October, 1949, a resident of Criccieth telephoned that he could see an unusual light a.
mile off Criccieth. The life-boat station made further enquiries...
A SUPERB PAIR OF FINE ART PRINTS Signed by the Artist "FORM LINE OF BATTLE" The English and Firnrh llrris men and brt»in lurming their battle lint's in preparation tor the coming all ray.
"VICTORY IN...
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A TIME TO PAUSE AND LOOK BACK AROUND THE BEGINNING of the nineteenth century 31 'Original' lifeboats built by Henry Greathead of South Shields were established in ports and harbours scattered all round the British Isles. Not a great...
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The following figures show the general form, the nature of the fittings and air-chambers of one of these boats, 33 feet in length and 8 feet in breadth. In figs. 1 and 2, the elevation and deck plans, the general exterior form of the boat is...
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FLARES NEAR ISLAND At 8.24 p.m. on i2th September, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that flares had been seen between Puffin Island and Great Orme Head. It was low water with a smooth sea and light airs. At 8.40 the life-boat Cunard,...