Left: villagers and guests from all over Cumbria attending the service of dedication of the new St Bees 17ft 6in C class inflatable lifeboat on Saturday October 26, 1985. The lifeboat was paid for out of the bequest of the late Mrs Peggy... - View image in PDF
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MAN AND RAFT TAKEN ON BOARD Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 8.58 on the morning of the 24th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man on an inflated rubber raft was being blown out to sea.
A fresh...
JUNE 25TH. SALCOMBE, DEVON. The coastguard had reported a vessel in distress off Start Point, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £3 18s..
MIDNIGHT SEARCH FOR MISSING ROWING BOATS Weymouth, Dorset. At 10.50 on the night of the 23rd April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the owner of several rowing boats on the sea front had repotted that two of his...
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RESCUE IN WARTIME
A scenic seascape in our last issue got one reader thinking of childhood holidays – and old RNLI friends
The lovely photograph of Ballycotton Harbour on page 23 of the summer...
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Knockdown A COASTER, Fendyke, in trouble off Carnoustie a few miles north of the entrance to the River Tay was reported to the honorary secretary (operations)of Broughty Ferry lifeboat station, who is also the harbour master, by HM...
He has taken on some of the most powerful sportsmen on the planet, but when it came to tackling the water, England rugby star James Haskell had to admit defeat.
James put his weight behind the launch of Respect the Water,...
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telephone message, stating that a vessel was ashore near Thorpness, was received at 7.50 A.M. on the 7th January, and the No. 2 Life-boat Edward G. Dresden was immediately despatched to her assistance.
There was a moderate...