On the morning of the 5th April a telephone message was received from the New- biggin coxswain that the motor fishing coble Provider, of Newbiggin, was in difficulties off Cresswell, and that as the Newbiggin life-boat was off service...
Ix the last number of this Journal attention was drawn to the valuable co-operation of the Man- chester Branch, and the important services rendered to the Life-boat cause in that city, resulting, as was shown, in the presentation of...
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During a N.N.W. gale, on the 16th October, intelli- gence was received that the smack Amelia, of Castletown, was lying in a very dangerous position under Langness, her jib having been blown away as she was trying to make the harbour. If the...
Lifeboatmen prepare to transfer one of the four survivors from the capsized speedboat from Plymouth's Arun class lifeboat to hospital. - View image in PDF
Photo Nic Randall, Plymouth News Pictures. - View image in PDF
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.— On the 20th September information was received j here, that the smack Jane, of Carnarvon,! was riding outside the Orme's Head dis- j masted, and with signals of distress flying.
The wind was blowing strong from ...
In the front row of the platform, from left to right, are :—Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt. (Chairman of the Committee of Management), the ROT. W. L. Robertson (General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of England), the Rev. H. D. L. Viener... - View image in PDF
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In the summer issue of the journal it was reported that Blyth lifeboat, RNLB Shoreline, accompanied Newcastle circumnavigator David Scott Cowper's yacht Ocean Bound in to Blyth for a reception at the Royal Northumberland Yacht... - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 2 3RD. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
At 11.30 A.M. the coastguard reported a vessel five or six miles N.E. by N. of Buckie, burning what appeared to be distress signals, and the motor life-boat K.B.M. was launched at 11.55...
NOV. 2 8TH. - MARGATE, KENT. At 4.15 P.M. a message was received from the coastguard that a vessel had been damaged by enemy action about one and a half miles E.N.E. of the Tongue Light-vessel. A light S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was...
HAVING in our last number described the buildings and floating vessels from which beacon lights are exhibited, we have now to give some account of the nature and history of the lights themselves.
At a very remote period,...
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