At 4.30 p.m. on I4th April, 1967, news was received that the fishing boat Lively Hope had stranded north east of Amble harbour without fuel. The life-boat Millie Walton was launched at 9 o'clock in dense fog in a light north-westerly...
Eianouth lifi-lxxit. Catherine Harriot Knlnn. and crew in 1938. Coxswain Tliomas Moore Horn, centre, ii'on the Ttianks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for his courage and determination in carrying oiti a very difficult and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
For Coastal, Off-Shore or Ocean Rescue FAIREY MARINE Purpose- built all-weather craft INTERCEPTOR Instant response and immediate 7.6m Fast Reaction first aid prior to arrival of more Rescue Craft conventional Life...
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Brothers found in failing light Brothers Aran and Marcus Farrell were fortunate to survive after the dinghy capsized in strong winds off Downderry and they tried to swim ashore in fading light. Looe lifeboat was alerted and quickly located...
Knockdown JUST AS Lytham-St Anne's lifeboat was being moored after returning from exercise at sea on Saturday afternoon, June 6, 1981, Liverpool Coastguard informed the station honorary secretary that an unconfirmed report had been...
South East Division Speedboat AT 1734 on Bank Holiday Monday, August 1986, the crews of Sheerness' 44ft Waveney and 16ft D class inflatable lifeboats were alerted by the duty officer at the Medway Port Office, following reports from...
Category: Services
A subscriber writes: "Herewith £5 my annual subscription which I believe I have paid punctually every 1st. September for 54 years, and believe my father paid for some years before that. I shall not last much longer.".
Category: Articles
Capsized tug PILOT CUTTER COXSWAIN Michael Knott was in Lowestoft Bridge Control station when, at 0825 on Monday, August 16, 1976, a radio message was heard on Channel 16 VHP that the harbour tug Barkis had...
Honorary Life-Governor.
Mr. JAMES HARTLEY BURTON has been elected an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the valu- able help which he has given to the life- boat service both as honorary secretary of...
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" Bill" Adams of the Goodwins died at Deal in 1926. The tempestuous weather round our coasts which heralded 1930 has spoken loudly to us of him and of his dauntless successors.
I WILL ADAMS of the Goodwin Sands !...
Category: Poetry