GROVES AND GUTTRIDGE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BUILT RNLI LIFE-BOATS SINCE 1931 AND ARE NOW BUILDING MORE AT EAST COWES ISLE OF WIGHT (Tel: 098-382-2561).
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ABERYSTWYTH.—On the 7th October, during the severe storm which worked wide devastation over a great portion of the United Kingdom, a vessel was seen to be labouring heavily and showing signals of distress, some two or three miles from the...
Crew member leaps aboard casualty from C class inflatable Helmsman Peter Heading and Crew Member Robert Gorman of Aberystwyth lifeboat station have been awarded the RNLI's Bronze medal for Gallantry following the rescue of a lone...
PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 198 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 199 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 199 NORWEGIAN LIFE-BOAT ANNIVERSARY 2O2 GALWAY tIFE-BOAT MEETS ATLANTIC ROWERS 2O6 BROTHERS IN IRB SAVE THREE 208 LIGHTHOUSE MISSION 209 NEW WAYS OF RAISING MONEY 213...
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C&vJte Ckapt MARINE A U X I LI AR IES FOR LIFE-BOAT STATIONS This illustrates one of our electrically driven winches as supplied to the Tynemouth Life- boat Station for haul- ing up the life-boat Many other winches of similar design...
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On June 13, 1982, Halesowen branch held its second Fun Gala for the 12 primary and junior Stourbridge schools whose children come for their swimming lessons to Mrs Jean Hadley (centre), the branch honorary secretary. It was indeed fun, with... - View image in PDF
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At 5.40 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, news was received that the trawler Lepanto of Grimsby was on fire about 18 miles east north east of Flamborough Head. There was a fresh west by northerly breeze with a moderate sea.
It was...
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 4.20 p.m. on 28th June, 1967, news was received that a small sloop was in difficulties two miles north west of Penmon Point. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at 4.45 in a south south westerly...
Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...