Raymond Pope, Bexleyheath branch president from 1980 until his death. Raymond was also on the RNLI staff for 20 years, the last 10 as the City of London regional organiser..
Category: Obituaries
Swimmers rescued from surf-swept pier supports The Chief of Operations has written to congratulate crew member Steven Tester of Littlehampton's Atlantic 21 Blue Peter I following the rescue of two swimmers on 16 July...
A FRAMED letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., has been addressed to Coxswain C. J.
Crockford and crew of the Tenby, Pembrokeshire, life-boat for the...
Category: Services
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 10.30 P.M. on the 29th May, 1938, the coastguard reported that the weather was getting bad and that several small fishing boats were at sea.
By 11 P.M. a...
Flares were observed by the Coastguard watchman at 3.30 A.M. on the llth February, from a vessel apparently ashore on the West Barnard Sands. There was a strong S.S.W. wind blowing, and a heavy sea was running, while the weather was bitterly...
DUNGARVAN.—On the morning of the 20th February, a bright light was seen shining through a heavy snow-storm and it was at once concluded that it was a signal made by the trawler Christian, of Dunmore, which had been lying at anchor in the...
The Norfolk Coast is the title of a little book by Neville Long which is published by Geoffrey Dibb Ltd., of Brundall, Norfolk, price 6s. 5d. including postage. Mr. Long, who is up to date with his facts, writes: 'So these chapters have...
Category: Articles
Waves The cover picture of the winter 1982/ 83 journal, number 482, the picture of The White Rose of Yorkshire returning to sea off Whitby Harbour, depicts vividly the dangerous sea conditions our lifeboatmen continually face around our...
Category: Correspondence
1st January to 31st March.
Greater London.
BATTERSEA.—Concert by the Junior Imperial League, with address by Mr. Rham, Honorary Secretary of the Branch. Address to the Rotary Club by the District...
Category: Branches
Lee shore FOLLOWING THE SIGHTING of a red flare in Dovercourt Bay by the BR sea freight liner. Thames Coastguard telephonedthe honorary secretary of Walton and Frinton lifeboat station and the deputy launching authority of Harwich lifeboat...