BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.—A strong pale sprung up from the N.E. on the 27th February, accompanied by a heavy sea which broke right across the entrance to Cluny harbour. A fishing-lugger, whilst coming in, was struck by one of the heavy seas and...
Fishguard's new Trent class lifeboat makes her way to sea after the ceremony with the three 'Blue Peter' presenters on the foredeck. Blue Peter VII is the first all-weather lifeboat to be funded by a 'Blue Peter' appeal... - View image in PDF
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Girvan, Ayrshire. — At 8.20 on the evening of the llth of September, 1952, the Portpatrick coastguard telephoned that the Turnberry lighthouse-keeper had reported that an auxiliary yacht had stopped, but was using a small sail between...
BRIGHSTONE GRANGE, ISLE OF WIGHT.
—At 3'40 A.M. on the 2nd April, the barque Cedarine, of Bermuda, stranded near Brighstone Grange, with 234 persons on board, 191 of whom were convicts, whose period of punishment at...
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MANCHESTER HAVE THE SERVICES Containerships to & from Canada & U.S. Mid West For more information contact: MANCHESTER LINERS LIMITED P.O. Box 189, Manchester Liners House, Port of Manchester, Manchester M5 2XA.
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Eyemouth, and St. Abbs, Berwickshire.— At 10.7 in the morning, on the 24th of April, 1950, the Eyemouth life-boat authorities received a message from a Burnmouth fisherman that the motor fishing vessel Breadwinner, of Burn- mouth, was in...
JOHN TERRETT, a regular presenter on the Bournemouth based Two Counties Radio, visited RNLI headquarters on January 31, 1985 to make the draw for the 28th national lottery. The lottery had raised over £52,000, a record figure and was...
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Fig 1 (above): The second prototype FSB is turned . . .. - View image in PDF
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Cdr George Cooper is the RNLI's deputy chief of operations.. - View image in PDF
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Lt-Cdr Adrian Thomas, CO Solent SAR Flight, HMS Daedalus;. - View image in PDF
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