THE town of Ipswich has come forward in a novel and spirited manner in support of the life-boat cause. Although not actually on the coast, it has occurred to benevolent gentlemen resident at Ipswich, that inland towns might especially be...
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SPANIARD WAS ILL At 4.30 p.m. on 23rd December, 1964, the army authorities in Benbecula reported that a Spanish seaman on the Isle of St. Kilda was seriously ill with suspected typhoid, and that as a helicopter could not help, the life-boat...
On the 16th August the 14,000-ton passenger and cargo steamer Letitia, of Glasgow, bound from Montreal to Glasgow, ran ashore on the South Briggs Rocks in a dense fog. In addition to cargo, she was carrying 300 passengers and 200 crew....
Whitby, Yorkshire. On the after- noon of the 22nd of January, 1959, the coxswain was informed that four local fishing boats were still at sea. As there was a big fresh coming down the river and a strong northerly wind was blowing, it was...
THE PRESENTATION of a cheque for more than £50,000 by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff to the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the Institution, was reported in the summer issue of THE LIFEBOAT. It was the amount raised up till that time by the...
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-boatmen.
To R. D. JONES, on his retirement, after serving 21 years as Second Coxswain of the Criccieth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To JOHN HOWBLLS, on...
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electronic aids to navigation DEPTH by HECTA echo-sounder, as supplied to the R.N.L.I. This instrument indicates depth by pointer and scale, and illumination for night use is by virtually everlasting 'Betalite'. It has two range...
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USED PARACHUTE FLARE Plymouth, Devon. At 11.20 p.m. on 3ist July, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man in a cabin cruiser off Renney rocks was flashing a light and calling for help. It was half an hour after flood...
THREE SEARCHES FOR AN AEROPLANE Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 8.12 in the evening of the 27th of June, 1947, the Tara coastguard reported that an Aerovan aeroplane on a flight to New- townards was believed to have crashed one mile east of Craig...
Filey, Yorkshire. — During the late afternoon of the 30th of January, 1948, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local fishing coble Jean and Barbara, which was overdue, with a crew of three, and at 5.23 the motor life-boat The Cuttle was...