FEBRUARY 1ST. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 12.24 in the morning the coastguard telephoned that red flares had been seen four miles south-west-by-west of Clacton pier, and half an hour later the motor lifeboat Edward Z. Dresden was...
Flo & Dick Smith is launched. In the background is the Trearddur Bay lifeboat station and the crowd who attended the ceremony. - View image in PDF
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The brig Osborne, of Hartlepool, bound from London to Granton, in ballast, went ashore at Hadstone Scarr during a strong southerly wind, and in a heavy sea, on the 20th November. As soon as the vessel was observed to be in danger the...
On the 21st April, the schooner Dasher, of Amlwch, went on shore near St. Patrick's Causeway, during a fresh gale of wind. The Ellen life-boat put oft' twice, and on the second occasion was able to assist the vessel safely into...
COASTER RE-FLOATED Caister, Norfolk.—At about 10.30 in the morning of the 12th of October, 1947, a motor vessel was seen stranded on the west side of Scroby Sands, two miles east of the life-boat station, and the motor life-boat Josk Neville...
OCT. 30TH. - PETERHEAD, AND ABERDEEN.
At 11.15 P.M. a message was received at Peterhead from the coastguard that a vessel was sinking three miles east of Rattray Head, and that two vessels were standing...
St. Ives, Cornwall-At 9.36 p.m.
on 20th June, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted five to six miles west north west of Clodgy point. As a report was received that Shackleton...
In support of the Nottingham lifeboat appeal, the 37ft Oakley relief lifeboat J. G. Graves of Sheffield last summer made a trip up the River Trent and other inland waterways to Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln. Lt Cdr Andrew Forbes, former... - View image in PDF
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The idea of forming a society to cater for those with technical or historical interests in the life-boat service was suggested by Mr. JohnG. Francis in the early summer of last year. A letter from Mr. Francis on the subject in the June 1964...
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IT will be in the memory of our readers that the Committee of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION issued a special appeal last year for funds and increased permanent support. They pointed out that, while each year the efficiency of...
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