The wreck of the German barque Hera in Gerrans Bay on the 1st February was unfor- tunately attended by the loss of nineteen lives. The vessel, which was a four- masted barque, of nearly 2,000 tons, was bound from Pisagua with a cargo of...
A Life-boat Tour Through Sixteen Counties.
IN the Midlands and Wales the Cen- tenary was celebrated by a road tour of one of the Institution's reserve Life- boats, the Robert & Catherine, which for a number of...
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Feature: The RNLI thanks you 2 The RNLI stepped into 2003 with renewed fundraising vigour. We bring you up to date on our progress Feature: We ask the questions 6 The Lifeboat finds out how the RNLI's heritage will be protected for...
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JULY 29TH. - HELVICK HEAD, CO.
WATERFORD. A light which might have been a distress signal had been seen, but no vessel in distress could be found. - Rewards, £13 7s..
Pictured from left to right are: Captain Anthony Dymock, Guy Raven (Cox and King's) and Captain Black, station honorary secretary at Campbeltown.. - View image in PDF
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The small life-boat—the Boys—at Caister, i also did good service on the 29th April.
The iron screw-steamer Lady Flora, of Hull, went ashore amidst the heavy breakers whilst the wind was blowing strong from I the E.N.E. On...
JANUARY 1991 George Harrison BEM, mechanic at Lytham St Annes from 1939 to 1978. George, who was perhaps the longest serving mechanic, was awarded a Bronze medal in 1939, the Thanks of the Institution on Vellum in 1962 and the BEM in...
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In 1945 a committee was set up by the Admiralty to investigate the cause of loss of life after sinking in the last war, when it was estimated that between 30,000 and 40,000 probably died after successfully abandoning ship. As a result of...
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Bronze-Medal Service at Fraserburgh. SHORTLY before two o'clock in the morning of 18th January the Aberdeen trawler Evergreen, outward bound, with a crew of nine, went ashore in a snow- storm between Sandhaven and Rose- hearty, four...
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