Padstow has the second-oldest established lifeboat station in Cornwall. It was set up on 24 January 1827 mainly as a result of the efforts of Commander Williams, chief officer of coastguards. He collected C30 towards the cost of providing a... - View image in PDF
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Invergordon lifeboat and tug Kingraig stand by the Est to monitor the situation. - View image in PDF
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On the 16th April, a fishing-boat was seen approaching the shore with signals of distress flying, her crew finding it impossible to make the land through the heavy surf. The Withemsea life-boat was at once launched to their help, and...
At about 7.35 P.M. on the 28th No- vember, signals from the North Sand Head and Gull Lightships were seen, and the Life-boat and steam-tug proceeded through the Cudd Channel to the North Sand Head. They saw a flare from a vessel on the sand,...
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, YORKSHIRE. — On the 29th November, this coast was visited by the most severe gale experienced for many years past. The wind had been gradually increasing from the previous day; until at S A.M. it was blowing a perfect...
From the coast near this i port, on the 2ud January, by the first light 1 of breaking day, the masts of a vessel were | observed looming faintly through the haze of a S.W. storm. It was presently ascer- tained that the vessel herself...
THE Institution now has two ghost cabinets, to show the changes in the equipment of the Life-boat Service.
They are on the principle of the old "Peppers Ghost," and are worked by a penny in the slot. In each...
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Blyth, Northumberland. At 7.50 on the evening of the 6th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a swimmer was in difficulties off Seaton Sluice beach. There was a light south-westerly breeze and the sea was calm....
Swanage, Dorset. At 11.59 on the night of the 29th of September, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that Niton radio station had received a signal from the Dutch tanker Capricornus that she was standing by the yacht Farida...
SOLDIERS RESCUED Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 2.23 a.m.
on i9th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two soldiers were missing from a canoe east of St. Govans Head and at 2.38 the Tenby life-boat...