COXSWAIN LEWIS BENJAMIN HARRISON has been coxswain of Cromer No. 2 lifeboat since ist October, 1953. He joined the crew of No. 2 life-boat in 1931, and served as second coxswain of No. i life-boat for six years, from 1947 to... - View image in PDF
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The sailing ship Ardencraig, of Glasgow, foundered off Scilly during the afternoon of 8th January. Distress signals were heard from the Bishop Light-house, and the St.
Agnes Life-boat, Charles Deere James, and St....
The Chairman of the R.N.L.I., Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., arriving at the Belfast Boat Show on 18th February, 1970. Admiral Woods, while in Northern Ireland, visited a number of life-boat stations.. - View image in PDF
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 12.30 on the afternoon of the 29th of September, 1960, the Royal Air Force detachment at Tenby requested the use of the life- boat Henry Comber Brown to tow in one of their air-sea rescue launches, which had broken...
DECEMBER 27TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 1.10 A.M. the Hoylake coastguard reported that a vessel had been mined ten miles N.W. of the Bar Lightvessel, and the No. 1 motor life-boat William and Kate Johnston put out. There was a light...
. . . On his retirement Coxswain Thomas Knott, whose service is recorded on page 138, was presented with two paintings by Norfolk artist Jason Partner. (/. to r.) Coxswain Peter Gibbons, Mrs Joan Knott, Tommy Knott, Lord Somerleyton,... - View image in PDF
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Broughty Ferry, Angus, and Aberdeen.
—10th October, 1939. The Swedish vessel Solstad, of Karlstad, had been reported in distress with her steering gear disabled, about fifteen miles S.E. of Montrose, and the Montrose motor...
OCT. 10TH. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS, AND ABERDEEN. The Swedish vessel Solstad, of Karlstad, had been reported in distress with her steering gear dis-abled, about fifteen miles S.E. of Montrose, and the Montrose motor life-boat was unable to...
Blyth, Northumberland - At 5.28 p.m.
on 24th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen one and a half miles off Blyth beach. The IRB was launched at 5.29 in a gentle south...
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