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DECEMBER 17TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. Two invasion barges had been reported ashore, but were found at anchor and not in need of help. The naval authorities thanked the life-boat crew. - Rewards, £14 17s..

The Relief fleet Tyne class lifeboat Mariners Friend on the River Medina during the naming and dedication ceremony held at Cowes Base on Wednesday 20 September 1989. (Photo Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF

Cromer's famous son Henry Blogg is the most decorated RNLI crew member of all time. What kind of man was this lifeboating legend, and what did he do to earn such accolades? Henry Blogg's time as a crew member and coxswain was an...

LXV. MONTROSE No. 1.—The Mincing Lane, 33 feet by 8J feet, 10 oars.

LXVI. Ditto No. 2.—The Roman Governor of Caer Hun, 30 feet by 8 feet, 10 oa s. ' STANDING upon what may be termed a narrow sandy peninsula, is to be...

'We've been building boats here for 110 years now, and before that we were sailors and fishermen. Always in Arklow.

It was a very small town devoted, at that time, solely to seafaring. Nothing...

‘HE SAVED HER FROM DISGRACE’

Janet Gleeson’s well researched biography of our founder, Sir William Hillary, The Lifeboat Baronet revealed vital new information that removes a slur on the great...

South West Division Among rocks A YACHT firing red flares near Green Island was reported by Police HQ at 0326 on Saturday September 3, 1983, to the deputy assistant harbour master at St Helier, who is also deputy launching authority of St...