Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick, of the Longhope, Orkneys, life-boat T.G.B., who was lost with his crew on the night of 18th March, 1969, while on service (see page 594). He was awarded his first silver medal in 1959for saving 14 from the... - View image in PDF
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Rescue demonstrations, sports, a barbecue and a sandcaslle competition, first prize for which went to a Cornish pasty, all added to the success of Wadebridge branch's beach fete held last August at Rock, on the Camel Estuary. That was... - View image in PDF
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Sittingbourne's celebrated whistling postman, Dale Howling, completed his eighth annual charity cycle ride for Sittingbourne branch in just two days in May last year. Dale cycled nearly 200 miles visiting en route all eight Kent lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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Maldon Little Ship Club's annual sponsored row, held on Boxing Day, produced a magnificent £9,760 in aid of the lifeboats - bringing the total raised by the sailing club in the last six years to £48,000.
In... - View image in PDF
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High and dry Tobermory's Elizabeth Fairtie Ramsey launched three times between 620am and 5pm on 10 March 2006 to a 16m fishing vessel run aground and listing heavily off Calve Island in Strathclyde (see above).
When the...
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 139 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 25 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1938 - - - - 65,989 To Five Vessels in One...
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Canoeists stranded THE WEATHER was cloudy, there was a fresh south-westerly breeze, force 5, and slight seas when Dover coastguard contacted the honorary secretary of Walmer lifeboat station on the afternoon of Sunday June 9, 1985. Two...
On the night of the 18th August, intelligence was received at Lynie Regis that a vessel was in distress, being anchored off a lee-shore in a heavy gale, 15 miles to the eastward of Lyme. At 4 A.M.
on the 19th, the...
as a temporary measure the floor of the old building had been lowered (below) so that the lifeboat would fit inside!. - View image in PDF
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Flo & Dick Smith is launched. In the background is the Trearddur Bay lifeboat station and the crowd who attended the ceremony. - View image in PDF
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