Harold Harvey Former lifeboat inspector Harold Harvey, the holder of an RNLI Gold Medal for Gallantry, died on 23 August at the age of 71.
He had served the RNLI from 1952 until 1973 and won his Gold Medal for his actions...
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AN important extension of the Institu- tion's practice of encouraging rescues by shore-boats was put into effect in the summer of 1962 by the Institution in conjunction with the Ministry of Trans- port. Its purpose is to make wider and...
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FOR the past seventy years there has been a Life-boat Station at Aberdeen, provided and maintained, not by the Institution, but by the Aberdeen Har- bour Commissioners.
The first Boat for the Station was procured by the...
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Lifeboats at Dunkirk With reference to the letter in the Summer issue regarding the Poole lifeboat Thomas Kirk Wright and her work during the Dunkirk evacuation in May/June 1940.
A total of 19 RNLI lifeboats took part in...
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(Below) Commander F. R. H. Swann, CUE, Chairman of the Management Committee, describes steering position details to Alderman F. W. Marshall, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the Lady... - View image in PDF
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Walmer, Kent.—About 7.40 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain received a message that a yacht was in distress three miles from the South Goodwin Buoy. The coastguard were informed, and the life-boat Charles Dibdin,...
HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. — The schooner Thomas Mason, of Beaumaris, stranded on the West Hoyle bank in a W.N.W. wind, misty weather, and a choppy sea on the 14th October. At 8.30 A.M. the Life-boat proceeded to her, and remained by her until high...
Happisburgh, Norfolk. At 6.45 p.m.
on i2th June, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat with three people on board would capsize if her crew attempted to beach her. At 7.7 the IRB launched in...
Margate, Kent.—28th September. A sailing vessel was reported, by an airliner, to be in distress, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £5 15*. Gd..
OCT. 31ST. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
An observation balloon was seen floating in the sea, but it was picked up by a fishing coble. - Rewards, £7 15s. 6d..