Lifeguards Nick Dowrick, Gareth Howarth, Tom Burgess and Emma Williams are to be presented with the inaugural Alison Saunders’ Lifeguarding Award this Summer.
The new annual award is for the most meritorious rescue by RNLI...
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Books The Story Of The Dover Lifeboats The Story Of The Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboats written and published by Jeff Morris, prices in text Jeff Morris, Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts' Society, continues his prolific...
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Anne Noonan was 20 years old when she gave birth to her son aboard a merchant ship lying off the Cornish coast. The Fravizo had no doctor aboard so her Captain requested that Anne and baby Tim be taken ashore for a...
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HOLY ISLAND.—The No. 1 Life-boat Grace Darling was launched at about 11 A.M. on the 22ad February, the Kev.W. W. F. Keeling, Vicar of Holy Island, and Honorary Secretary of the Institution's branch, taking charge of the boat in the...
Coxswain/Mechanic Michael Bowden Bronze Medal Coxswain/Mechanic Michael Bowden of Appledore's Tyne class lifeboat went to the aid of a fishing vessel which had lostpoweron one engine near Appledore's infamous Bar. The lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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Barra Island, Hebrides.—3rd September.
A fishing smack began to drift, but eventually anchored safely.—Rewards, £8 15s..
— 3rd October. Lights had been seen to the W.N.W., but no trace of a vessel in distress could be found.—Rewards, £16 Is..
SEPT. 3RD. - SUNDERLAND, CO. DURHAM.
A ship had gone ashore but refloated under her own steam. - Rewards, £10 5s..
JANUARY 3RD. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL.
A British Halifax bomber had been reported down in the Channel, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £27 15s. 6d..
FEBRUARY 3RD. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. A barge was reported to have sunk in the Mersey, and her crew of two were reported adrift on a raft, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 3s..