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Helmsman Andrew Coe, Adam Cowell and Phil Brenchley
Helmsman Andrew Coe, Adam Cowell And Phil Brenchley. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Inaugural Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats. Stromness, Longhope, Piel (Barrow), Swanage and Portrush
Lieutenant H.R.H. Prince George, K.G., G.C.V.O., R.N., named the two Motor Life-boats at Stromness and Longhope in the Orkneys on the 6th June.
These are the two most northerly Life-boat Stations in the British...
Category: Inaugurations
Neilly
PENZANCE.—Soon after daylight on the 5th September it was reported that a vessel was at anchor in the bay with a signal of distress flying. A strong gale was blowing from S.E. to S.S.E. The Life-boat Eichard Lewis proceeded to her assistance...
Lady Harrison's Gift
THE naming ceremony of a motor life-boat at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, took place on 25th June. The life-boat is a gift from Lady Harrison in memory of her late husband, Sir Heath Harrison, Bt., the shipowner, of Cheshire and Hampshire, who...
Category: Donations
Launching Life-Boats Off Slipways
Results of Tests with regard to Depth of Water, Speed of Launching and Construction.
By CAPTAIN HOWARD F. J. ROWLEY, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life-boats.FOR many years past the practice of launching Life-boats off...
Category: Articles
Height of Success:
Height of success: all five Troon primary schools took part in the local guild's sunflower growing competition last year. The children asked family and friends to sponsor their flowers and a prize of a trip on Troon lifeboat and an RNLI... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M. M.V. Platypus
DECEMBER 1ST. - REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.
At 10 P.M. news was received that a small unknown vessel was ashore about the middle of the East Scar Rocks. It was low tide, and at 11 o’clock one of the crew walked ashore and gave the...
Services by Shore-Boats (4)
FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE. At about 8 P.M. on the 19th April, 1939, a small yawl with a party of five boys on board got into difficulties and could not make Fraserburgh Harbour. The sea was choppy with a squally increasing S.S.W. breeze....
Category: Services
(Below) Seaham lifeboat crew and branch chairman, G. Henderson (receiving cheque) took part in a sponsored walk which raised £244 for RNLI funds. the model lifeboat, made by Crew Member F. Aitkin in 1973, has been used at many fund-raising events in
(Below) Seaham lifeboat crew and branch chairman, G. Henderson (receiving cheque) took part in a sponsored walk which raised £244 for RNLI funds. The model lifeboat, made by Crew Member F. Aitkin in 1973, has been used at many... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
H.M. Trawler Kingston Cairngorm
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT BEMBRIDGE JANUARY 29TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT During the afternoon an easterly blizzard was raging at Bembridge in the Isle of Wight.
The wind had been blowing hard for several days and a very...