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The Missions to Seamen.
" At the Sign of the Fly ing Angel." By G. A. Gollock. (Longmans, Green & Co. 5s. net.) IT was 107 years ago that Sir William Hillary, in his Life-boat Appeal, wrote of our seamen that...
Category: Articles
The Norwegian Motor Boat Runda
SEPTEMBER 24TH. - LONGHOPE , ORKNEYS. At about five in the evening the coastguard reported that a vessel needed help about a mile N.W. of Duncansby Head, and the motor life-boat Thomas McCunn was launched at 5.30. A S.E. gale was blowing,...
Julia
BROADSTAIRS.—The Life-boat Frances Forbes Barton was launched at 3 P.M. on the 12th January in a very rough sea, the wind blowing a whole gale from W.S.W.
veering to N.N.W., with rain squalls, a signal of distress being...
International Boat Show 1974
EARLS COURT, January 2-12DIM - BUT BUOYANTDESPITE a background of national anxiety, reduced opening hours and minimum heat and light, the 1974 International Boat Show at Earls Court was, as always, a buoyant and happy prologue to the new...
Category: Articles
Candy
Early warning saves three The eagle eyes and quick thinking of RNLI tractor driver Philip Eaglen helped to ensure that a father and his two sons were rescued before it was too late.
At 3.30pm on 2 September 2000, Philip was...
Lepanto, of Grimsby
At 5.40 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, news was received that the trawler Lepanto of Grimsby was on fire about 18 miles east north east of Flamborough Head. There was a fresh west by northerly breeze with a moderate sea.
It was...
Martin
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 4.20 p.m. on 28th June, 1967, news was received that a small sloop was in difficulties two miles north west of Penmon Point. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 4.45 in a south south westerly...
Past Times (1)
Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...
Red Bay's C Class Lifeboat
Red Bay's C class lifeboat was involved in an unusual incident last Autumn when she was involved in the hunt for four cases of oranges…. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Obituary: Derek Calderwood
Man of Grace dies Derek Calderwood, former honorary curator of the Grace Darling museum in Bamburgh and tireless fundraiser for the RNLI has died.
Derek, curator of the museum from 1984 until 1995, was responsible for the...
Category: Obituaries