Overdue LATE ON THE EVENING of Thursday June 14, 1979, Fife Police informed Forth Coastguard that a flashing light was being investigated in Largo Bay and that a 9ft dinghy with three anglers on board had been reported...
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT WICK SEPTEMBER 21ST. - WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE. At 2.25 in the morning a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was ashore on the rocks inside Duncansby Head and in need of immediate help, and at five minutes...
A one-sided fight at Hornchurch. A member of the Metropolitan Police Force womens' self defence team makes light work of a would-be attacker during a demonstration at Hornchurch and Rainham branch's silver jubilee... - View image in PDF
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'ELBIE' the walking talking Lifeboat ANNOUNCES a CHARITY AUCTION in aid of the Royal National Life-boat Institution at BONHAM'S, KNIGHTSBR1DGE, WEDNESDAY, 25th May, 1977 18.50 for 19.15 hrs Viewing 24th and 25th May, 09.00 to...
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Among rocks A YACHT firing red flares near Green Island was reported by Police HQ at 0326 on Saturday September 3, 1983, to the deputy assistant harbour master at St Helier, who is also deputy launching authority of St Helier lifeboat...
Bradford isn’t necessarily the first place that springs to mind when you think about RNLI fundraising volunteers but this land-locked community has been helping to save lives at sea for over 150 years.
RNLI Bradford and...
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Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.30 on the morning of the 7th of November, 1952, the life-boat E.M.E.D. left Harwich for her station, after towing in the motor barge Sway. At the same time the Walton-on-the-Naze j coastguard telephoned the...
At noon on 26th August, 1966, the Air Commandant, Guernsey Airport, told the honorary secretary that an aircraft had crashed off Alderney and asked if the life-boat could be sent to investigate.
Three aqua-lung divers, who...
Mr Richard Iddon, chairman of the Southport Boardsai I ing Association, is pictured preparing to take a turn on the Marine Lake, wearing borrowed lifeboatman's gear, during the British Windsurfing marathon 12-hour race held last... - View image in PDF
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