Christmas festivities in Kirkwall brought a number of generous donations for the lifeboat.
Ron Spiers ofTorvhaug Enterprises set up a magnificent Christmas tree outside his inn door and raised £102.56 with a... - View image in PDF
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(Left) Flag day supplies: there is a constant flow of collecting boxes, flags and publicity material to and from branches and guilds in the south, south west and midlands.. - View image in PDF
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The Bridlington life-boat William Henry and Mary King, which is a 37-foot Oakley, being launched in a blizzard on 27th December, 1968, when she was called out to escort three fishing boats into harbour. She was built in 1964.. - View image in PDF
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Two Wrecks in the Shetlands.
Stromness Motor Life-boat's Journeys of 260 and 240 Miles.
DURING March and April two vessels were wrecked on the Shetland Islands.
They were both vessels...
A canoeist brought a message to Filcy Coastguard on August 14, 1973, that a man and two children were stranded on rocks north of Filey Brig. The Filey ILB was launched at 1905 and within an hour hail taken the three people on hoard (right),... - View image in PDF
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A sales caravan sited on Poole Quay during the summer has not only provided a test-bed for new souvenir lines, such as T-shirts and anorak badges, but it is also a popular information bureau for lifeboat affairs and local... - View image in PDF
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Mrs Marie Winstone in her garden with the Duke of Atholl after she had presented to him a cheque for £300,000 to fund a 52ft Arun to be stationed at Fishguard.
With them are (I.) Superintendent Coxswain Brian Bevan of... - View image in PDF
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The trial in progress: on parallel courses about 100 yards apart, Arun 52-02 and Thames 50-001 drive through rough seas at about 17 knots. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Guernsey Evening Press. - View image in PDF
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Monsun of Poland coming in to berth at Poole Quay. - View image in PDF
The latest in her class, she was only launched a month before her arrival in England. - View image in PDF
Photograph by courtesy of .1. P. Morris. - View image in PDF
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(Above) Southend's lifeboat Greater London II (Civil Service No.
30) launched for the last time on Sunday, March 28, before leaving station. She has been replaced by an Atlantic 21.
photograph by... - View image in PDF
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