Lerwick lifeboat I read, with interest, James R. Kay's letter regarding Lerwick lifeboat and his uncle's yacht Soldian, which was published in the autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT.
It may be of some interest to Mr Kay...
Category: Correspondence
Three saved from yacht after long tow by Tyne in Storm Force windsCromer lifeboat coxswain Richard Davies has been awarded the RNLI's Bronze Medal following the rescue of five people aboard the 30ft yacht Happy Bear off Cromer, Norfolk...
The Dr. JTatton, the Institution's boat stationed near New Eomney, was launched soon after noon on the 25th October, and proceeded through a very heavy sea and strong breeze to the assistance of a ketch embayed off Dym- ehurcb. with a...
Maryport, Cumberland.—At 6.35 in the evening of the 12th of November, 1948, it was reported that the life-boat bowman had gone fishing to the north in a small boat and had not returned.
A strong, squally wind was blowing...
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...
Category: Services
Youngsters 'bop the night away' at Glasgow's Twelfth Night Ball. Photo Paul Reid. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
LOWESTOFT.— The shrimping lugger Faith, of Lowestoft, when near the East Newcome buoy, reaching in towards the land, on the 19th March, had her sails blown away by a sudden squall.
The occurrence was witnessed by the...
CREW SEASICK At 12.42 p.m. on 26th June, 1965, the coastguard reported that the coaster S.S.
Crichtown was towing a small motor cruiser north of Whitby Buoy. At i.io a further message was received requesting the life-boat...
24th October.
A motor ferry boat had caught fire, and went ashore, but the only man on board managed to swim to land.— Rewards, £5 14*..
Flamborough lifeboat, the 35' 6" Liverpool Friendly Forester, was launched at 1605 on Wednesday, September 8, to go to the help of a cabin cruiser on fire off Flamborough Head. All five of the casualty's crew were taken off, two... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs