(Below) Raymond Baxter presented the RNLI's Public Relations awards at Earls Court. Pictured with their awards are (from left to right): Ronnie Cass of ITV's 'Highway'; Tom Me Sweeney of RTE ; Michael Corner of The Star... - View image in PDF
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CRUISE DIRECT FROM THE UK – NO FLYING Spitzbergen, North Cape & the land of the midnight sun Lifeboats Every booking benefi ts the RNLI From £899 14 Days ? 3 & 16 June 2008 SAILING DIRECT FROM HARWICH ON BOARD THE MV VAN GOGH...
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MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
BooKs BOOKS From the history of lifeboats and lighthouses to pastimes for Winter evenings, Carol Waterkeyn reviews what’s new on the shelves this season Sea stories – new writing from the National Maritime Museum Various writers This...
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GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL SERVICES AT CROMER AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON AUGUST 6TH. - 7TH. - CROMER, GT.
YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK, AND LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK. On the night of the 5th of August,, 1941, a...
BUDDON NESS, N.B.—At about 11 A.M.
on the 22nd February signal guns were fired from the Lightship, indicating that a vessel was ashore on the South Bank, or in imminent danger. The May Lifeboat proceeded to the spot as soon...
TYNEMOUTH.—On the 20th October the barque Iron Crown, of Liverpool, while entering Tynemouth about midnight, in a tremendous gale from E.S.E. to E. and a very high sea, became unmanageable near the pier ends, and, after narrowly escaping...
MILFORD.—The schooner Slaney, of Wexford, bound to Newport, Hon., in ballast, showed a signal of distress during a strong gale on the morning of the 26th September. The Life-boat Katharine put off to the vessel and found that her crew did...
NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SBA, NORTHUMBERLAND.
—A signal of distress was made by a vessel northward of Newbiggin point, on the morning of the 9th Jan. 1889. The wind was blowing a gale from the S.E., the sea was very rough, and the...
PALLING AND WINTERTON, NORFOLK.— Daring a strong breeze from W.N.W., a heavy sea, and thick weather on the night of the 21st March, the Palling No. 2 Life-boat British Workman and the Winterton No. 2 Life-boat Margaret proceeded to the...