RAMSGATE.—The Bradford Life-boat, and the harbour steam-tug Vulcan, went out at 10 P.M. on the 26th January in response to signals of distress, during a strong S.W. gale, passed through the Cudd Channel and spoke the sloop Venus, of Guernsey...
In recent months several new appointments of district life-boat inspectors and assistant inspectors have been made. Below is an up to date list of their names and addresses.
Scottish—Lieut-Commander L. A. FORBES, R.N., 52,...
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medals are more difficult to earn, and hence few are more highly appreciated, than the Medal of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. It may indeed well be regarded as the Victoria Cross of the sea service, although it differs from that...
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Weymouth, Dorset.—At 4.50 ill the afternoon of the 7th of April, 1948, a fisherman of Lulworth Cove came ashore and reported that a yacht and its dinghy appeared to be in difficulties off Whitenose. Ten minutes later the motor life-boat...
APRIL 1ST. - CROMER, NORFOLK. At 6.25 P.M. the coxswain was told by a private of the 23rd Royal Fusiilers that a vessel about two miles N.E. of Cromer wanted a doctor.
This was confirmed by the coastguards, and at 6.50 P.M....
12th January.
Flares had been seen, but a search revealed nothing. It was learnt later that seaplanes at exercise had dropped lighted parachutes.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
31st December. A trawler sounded her siren continuously, but it was found that she was only in need of a tug.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—llth September.
A trawler was overdue, but was found ashore with her crew safely landed.— Rewards, £25 2s. 6d..
Weymouth, Dorset. — 19th January, 1939. Prolonged blowing of a siren had been heard in the direction ofthe Shambles Light-vessel, but no vessel in distress was found.—Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
JUNE 16TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £8 2s..