Attempt to Rescue a Drowning Man.
ON the morning of 17th February last a number of fishing boats from Shering- ham, on the coast of Norfolk, went out after whelks. Before they returned a heavy sea had got up, and the...
Category: Services
Stranded wildfowlers TWO WILDFOWLERS stranded by the flooding tide on Black Rocks, south of Troon Harbour, were reported to the honorary secretary of Troon lifeboat station by Clyde Coastguard at 0933 on Monday December 8, 1980. A third...
CHARACTER never alters, but it may be influenced, instructed and guided, and never so well as in the days of child- hood and early youth. Whilst it is of the utmost importance that the young should be encouraged to be industrious, thrifty...
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When 21-year-old Guy Pain arrived at Poole headquarters at 5 pm one August afternoon the office was closing but a special celebration in his honour was ready to begin. For Guy, who suffers the handicap of diabetes, had reached his...
Category: Donations
Thurrock branch members turned a derelict ship's lifeboat given to the branch chairman, Sherwin A.
Chase, by a Grays firm of ship breakers into an Oakley lifeboat 'replica'. She is named Henry de Grey and now is... - View image in PDF
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Combined Operation THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Appledore, North Devon, was informed at 3.26 a.m., on Wednesday, September 19, 1973, that a yacht was in distress 28 miles to the west of the lifeboat station.
The...
Conlticl! Dave Richardson (left) radio ham and crew member of Clecthorpes inshore lifeboat, makes contact with Tel-Aviv, a contact that's worth £20 from one sponsor alone, during a 24-hour sponsored amateur radio event held at... - View image in PDF
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The sale of The 1980 Northern Ireland Soccer Year Book edited bv Malcolm Brodie and published by Howard Publications has raised £595 for the RNLI. This book of statistical information is purchased not only by home enthusiasts but by... - View image in PDF
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POLISH YACHT AGROUND Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At one minute past nine on the morning of Tuesday the 24th September, 1963, the honorary secretary received a message that a large yacht had gone aground in the vicinity of Barrow No. 6 buoy and...
Shortly be- fore midnight on the 18th-19th March flares were observed about three miles to the north of the Winterton station, and the crew of the No. 2 Life-boat were promptly mustered. There was a strong S. by E. breeze with a heavy ground...