Tenby, Pembrokeshire.—At 5.53 on the evening of the 2nd of August, 1951, a resident at Waterwynch report- ed to the coastguard that a rowing boat seemed to be in difficulties in Water- wynch Bay. A later message made it two rowing boats. At...
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Original reports held by the RNLI referring to the rescue on September 3, 1940, of Pilot Officer Richard Hillary of the family of the RNLi's founder. Sir William Hillary.. - View image in PDF
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Facts and Figures In 1986 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3,641 times (an average of over nine times each day) and saved 1,398 lives (an average of over three people rescued each day).
Over 44 per cent of all services...
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WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE—In a light wind, a moderate sea and hazy weather, on the morning of the 28th June, a telephone message was received from the Grunfleet Lighthouse reporting a barque ashore. The crew of the Life-boat Honourable Artillery...
The valuable life-boat, the Bradford, on this Station, in conjunction with the steam-tug Aid, put out, on the 23rd December, during a strong N.E. gale, to the rescue of the crew of the ship Providence, of Waisa, which was totally wrecked on...
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT CAMPBELTOWN JANUARY 1 9TH. - CAMPBLE- TOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND P O R T P A T R I C K , W I G T O W N - SHIRE. At seven minutes to eight in the morning a message came from the coastguard at Southend that a ship was...
Obituaries With deep regret we record the following deaths: SEPTEMBER 1989: Mr Geoff Shakerley, vice chairman and box secretary of Wootton Bassett and District branch from 1977 until his death. He was also a shore helper at Swanage and was...
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Lifeboats stationed round the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland WATSON AND BARNETT, Oakley, Waveney, Thames, Arun or Clyde . . . names which conjure up the lifeboats of the RNLI's offshore fleet, each with her own characteristics, her...
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