The motor fishing boat Fortunatus went out fishing early in the morning of the 3rd May.
She had not returned by 9.30 A.M., and as a strong E.N.E. wind was blowing, and the sea was rising and breaking at the harbour entrance...
The Heroic Story of the Life-boat Service A book in the series " Pride of Britain" entitled The Heroic Story of the Life-Boat Service, published by Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., tells the story of the Life-boat Service from the...
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FOR a difficult operation which involved taking an injured lighthouse keeper, who weighed 21 stone, off the Beachy Head lighthouse Coxswain Bassett, of Eastbourne, has been accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum.
Category: Services
The 7-ixex Club, supporters ofPewsey branch, used the white horse they had made for Pewsey Carnival to raise money for the lifeboat service, towing it on wheels from Pewsey via Salisbury, Downton, Fordingbridge, Ringwood and Christclnirch to... - View image in PDF
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Rescues by IRBs in December were carried out by the following stations: NORTH-WEST DISTRICT Morecambe, Lancashire - At 2.15 p.m. on 3rd December, 1966, the police were informed that a small boy angling from the shore was in difficulties...
Category: Services
Under the picture of the Rosslare Harbour Life-boat Crew in the last issue it should have been stated that the photograph had been taken by Messrs. J. Barrett & Co., of Bannow, Go.
Wexford, and was reproduced by their...
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight—26th May.
A small yacht had been reported in difficulties, but it was found that she did not need any help.—Rewards, £5 5s. 6d..
DECEMBER 19TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
No news had been received from an R.A.F. launch which had put off to the help of a small patrol boat, but it was found that she had returned sometime before. - Rewards, £16...
MARCH 27TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A vessel had been reported on fire, but nothing could be found, and it was learned later there had been a small moorland fire on the Sutherland coast across the Moray Firth.- Rewards, £...
JANUARY 16TH. - HYTHE, KENT. A fishing boat was overdue as her engine had broken down ; but she was able to repair it and make harbour under her own power.
Rewards, £16 5s..