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• Wooden Boats and Men of Steel tells the story of Withernsea lifeboats from 1862 to 1913 when the station was closed and the lifeboat transferred to Easington. Paul Baker is very much involved with the present day Withernsea lifeboat...
Category: Articles
Ashfield & District Branch
Although there are onlv four members in Ashfield & District branch, a cheque was presented at a charity concert to celebrate the second £1,000 it had raised last year. The concert was held by the West Nottinghamshire School of Music... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hilda II and Betty
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 24th of March, 1954, the weather worsened, making the harbour entrance dangerous. Two local fishing cobles, the Hilda II and Betty, were at sea. The life-boatmen assembled, but the Hilda II...
A Catamaran
Disabled catamaran THE HONORARY SECRETARY OF Mudeford lifeboat station received a pager call from the Coastguard at 1845 on Wednesday July 11, 1984, after reports that a catamaran had overturned and was in difficulties off Chewton Bunny.<...
After Cockpit Well: Fig 3 (Left) Beams
After cockpit well: Fig. 3 (left) Beams and, Fig. 4 (right) side decks are fitted. Straight run back of after end of cartings, inboard of side decks, will take sliding wheelhouse doors. All spaces under beams will be filled with shaped,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M. Submarine Alliance, 1385 Tons, Aground on Bembridge Ledge, Isle of Wight on 12th January 1968 When the Local Life-Boat Pictured Here Stood By the Submarine Un
H.M. Submarine Alliance, 1,385 tons, aground on Bembridge ledge, Isle of Wight, on 12th January, 1968, when the local life-boat, pictured here, stood by the submarine until she was refloated. A letter of thanks to the R.N.L.I. from the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
524 and The S.S. Capito
OCTOBER 11TH. - APPLEDORE, CLOVELLY, AND ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At 3.50 in the afternoon the naval officer-incharge at Appledore asked the life-boat to be in readiness to launch. A south-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and...
524 and The S.S. Capito (1)
OCTOBER 11TH. - APPLEDORE, CLOVELLY, AND ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At 3.50 in the afternoon the naval officer-incharge at Appledore asked the life-boat to be in readiness to launch. A south-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and...
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Child resuscitated at Perran Sands Lucy A Beach Rescue lifeguard was patrolling between the red and yellow flags on a warm sunny day in Cornwall, when he spotted a woman waving frantically for help on the beach. Her young daughter had fallen...
Lark, of Wexford
Meantime tho Civil Service Life-boat had been instrumental in performing another service, for during the squally weather experienced on the afternoon of the 5th January, the smack Lark, of Wex- ford, was reported to have capsized be- tween...