A combination of fair weather and thunderstorms made for a particularly busy weekend for the RNLI in May 2005. In two days, RNLI crews launched more than 75 times and rescued around 100 people On 7 May sailors were caught out by strong winds...
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.-—2nd July, 1939. A rowing boat had got into difficulties and a motor boat which went to her aid broke down, but both boats got in unaided.—Rewards, £10 10s. 6d..
NOVEMBER 15TH. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
A fishing boat at anchor had gone ashore when the rope broke, but she did not need the help of the life-boat. - Rewards, £15 10s. 6d..
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At six o'clock on the even- ing of the 10th of November, 1957, a message was received that the German trawler Hessen, of Bremen, had a sick man on board and that she had also asked for the services...
GERMAN MOTOR VESSEL TOWED CLEAR Mallaig, Inverness-shire. At 12.50 on the morning of the 30th September, 1962, the coastguard was informed by the Laird of Canna that a small coaster was ashore on the island. The life-boat E. M. M. Gordon...
It is also with great regret that we record the death of His Excellency the President of Ireland, Mr Erskine Hamilton Childers. The condolences of the Institution have been conveyed to his widow and the RNLI was represented at the funeral in...
Category: Obituaries
On the night of the 30th November, the Thomas Wilson life- boat on this station went off through a heavy sea, and in a strong S.S.E. wind, and brought safely ashore the crew of 8 men from the barque Margaret and Jane, of Shields, which was...
FOR rescuing two men and a small girl from a capsized dinghy off Black More Point, a framed letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., has been awarded to Raymond Court and...
Category: Articles
Wrecked on the Cornish coast 11th January, 1937. (See page 277.). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Stepping up! Three members of the Bridllngton lifeboat crew were kepi on their toes when they were persuaded to join delegates from the Yorkshire and Humberside region of the Keep Fit Association for some aerobic high kicks during a break... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs