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Otra

Date: February 1913

Volume: 22

Issue: 247

On the 5th June, during a dense fog with a rough N.E. sea running and a moderate N.E.

breeze, a full-rigged ship ran ashore on the rocks opposite the end of the head- land sea wall. As quickly as possible the crew of the No...

Golden Harvest

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

Lerwick, Shetlands. At 10.23 on the night of the 16th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a fishing vessel was ashore at the entrance to the north harbour. At 10.37 the life-boat Claude Cecil Staniforth left...

Royal Visitors

Date: April 1971

Volume: 42

Issue: 435

The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., visited the headquarters of the life-boat service at 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, on 11th March. During his tour of the building the Duke of Kent visited all departments and met members of the... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Marseille

Date: November 1872

Volume: 08

Issue: 86

Again, on the 14th December, the barque Marseille stranded on Ted's Bank, during very thick and foggy weather, and in a heavy sea. The Life-boat proceeded out, but by the time she reached the vessel it was found she had floated with the...

Dare

Date: August 1883

Volume: 12

Issue: 129

CAISTER, NORFOLK.-—At 2.30 A.M. on the 26th January, during a heavy gale from the .8. to S.W., a steam vessel was seen to get on the North Barber Sand.

The crew of the Life-boat were called together, and the No. 1 Life-boat...

Laura

Date: November 1887

Volume: 13

Issue: 146

THORPENESS.—At 1.30 A.M. on the 20th May, the Ipswich Life-boat was launched to the assistance of the ketch Laura, of Harwich, bound from the north for Netley, Southampton, with coal, whichwas disabled during rough weather and a very heavy...

Constance Ellen

Date: November 1894

Volume: 15

Issue: 174

TOTLAND BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT.—At 12 noon on the 15th February the Lifeboat Charles Luckonibe was taken out to the assistance of the brigantine Constance Ellen, of Runcorn, bound from Woolwich for Belfast with iron and cement, stranded on the...

Peace

Date: May 1912

Volume: 21

Issue: 244

At 9 P.M.

on the 30th September distress rockets were seen in the direction of the Swin Middle light-vessel. The information was conveyed to the Coxswain of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 14, and rockets were fired to...

Fishing Cobles

Date: November 1901

Volume: 18

Issue: 202

WHITBY.—Several fishing cobles were returning home on the morning of the 18th March when the sea rapidly rose and rendered it highly dangerous for the boats to cross the bar. Two of them had very narrow escapes of broaching-to and being...

Working With a Helicopter

Date: Autumn 1990

Volume: 52

Issue: 514

Working with a helicopter demands precision, and overcoming the racket and spray from the rotor's downwash. Plugged in to the lifeboat's intercom Charlie Hodson gives the chopper the green flag to come in (left), and the winchman... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs