'WELCOME TO THE BOAT SHOW! we are particularly pleased that in this our 21st anniversary year we are featuring the Royal National Life-boat Institution which is, in turn, celebrating its own 150th year.' Thus, on New Year's Day,...
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PENMON.—On the 3rd July the schooner Broughty Castle, of Bamsey, Jaden with salt, stranded on the Causeway Bock in a strong N.W. breeze. The Life-boat Christopher Brown went to her assistance and attempted to heave her off, but the hawser...
On the night of the 27th of July, 1952, the Flamborough assistant motor mechanic swam ashore from the life- boat to go to the help of a young man who had fallen from some cliffs.
Rewards: the thanks of the Institu- tion...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 3.31 on the afternoon of the 18th of July, 1953, the Foreland coastguard rang up to say that a sailing dinghy had capsized a quarter of a mile from the coast- guard station, and that two boys were clinging to it....
Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.—On the morning of the 15th of July, 1950, two men from Cwmyreglwys were out in a rowing boat attending to their lobster pots. At ten o'clock the coastguard reported them well overdue, and later said they...
Sennen Cove, Cornwall. At 10.30 a.m. on ist July, 1965, the motor boat Wheal Geevor was reported to have struck a rock three quarters of a mile west of Cape Cornwall. Her crew of seven were baling water. There was a light northeasterly...
Southwold, Suffolk. At 1.50 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the coastguard reported that a sailing dinghy had capsized one mile off Southwold. At 1.55 the IRB launched in a moderate gusting to fresh south-westerly breeze and came up with the...
Fowey, Cornwall. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 2nd July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a yacht had capsized a mile off Polkerris and that four people were in the water. There was a moderate northerly breeze...
Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., Superintendent of the Depot since July, 1958, is retiring on 3151 December, 1964. He joined the Institution in 1946. He will be succeeded by Lieutenant E. D. Stogdon, R.N.V.R., inspector of...
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St. Peter Port, Guernsey.—At 10.30 on the night of the 28th of July, 1956, the St. Peter Port signal station re- ported that a yacht was on the rocks in Saint Bay. The life-boat Euphro- syne Kendal put out at 10.54 with the bowman in charge....