(See Diagrams on next page.) The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of a 34 feet by 7i feet self-righting boat. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view, the shaded part showing that devoted to the...
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Unseen dangers The sea looked calm and safe at Forth beach, Cornwall, on 18 June 2005 but for two tired swimmers, the winds and currents were life threateningThe public were enjoying a sunny day at the beach, unaware that a boy and a girl...
On the 4th November, when the local motor fishing boat Victory was at sea, the weather broke and freshened with a gale from the eastward. A heavy sea was run- ning. A watch was kept, and at 1.30 P.M., when the Victory was seen in the offing,...
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain William J. Hughes, of Rhyl, who retired at the end of 1948 after serving for 21 years as an officer of the life-boat..
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THE Inaugural Ceremony of the new Motor Life-boat at Moelfre, Anglesey, took place on 17th July, with Commo- dore Sir Richard Henry Williams- Bulkeley, Bt., K.C.B., R.N.R., Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey and a Vice- President of the Institution...
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, Northumber- land.—Ort the 22nd December the Grimsby steam trawler Guillemot stranded, and three men of the crew were rescued by the Boulmer Motor Life-boat. The Holy Island No. 1 Motor Life-boat was also launched.
The...
The Licensed Victualler life-boat at Hunstanton saved the crew of 16 men of the barque Thetis, of Gothenburg, which had stranded on the Wool Pack Sand, about seven miles from Hunstanton.
John Gilbert JP Chairman of Luton branch, on 21 April. John was due to collect his Bar to Gold Badge at the Annual Presentation of Awards on 16 May.
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Glacton-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 8.51 on the evening of the 27th of September, 1956, the Clacton coastguard telephoned that a vessel was in need of help off no. 11 Barrow buoy. At 9.10 the Clacton life-boat Sir Godfrey Baring...
HOLYHEAD.—On the 22nd March, a steamer was reported to be on the rocks in the vicinity of the South Stack, and the Life-boat Thomas Fielden proceeded at 3 A.M. to her assistance, in tow of a ste&mtug.
A very thick fog...