WE revert to this subject, because we think it very important that it should be under- stood, and because a legal decision has re- cently been given in an important case, which will no doubt hereafter have the authority of a precedent, and...
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DUNGENESS.—It having been reported by the coastguard watchman, on the.
night of the 12th January, that a vessel was showing signals of distress, the Lifeboat B.A.O.B. was launched, and found the three-masted s.s. Elaine, of...
A colourful souvenir stand was erected and manned by Walton and District branch, at the Weyland Show, Norfolk, in September and £181 worth of sourvenirs was sold.. - View image in PDF
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In support of the City of Edinburgh lifeboat appeal to fund a 47ft Tyne class lifeboat for Fraserburgh, The Lord and Lady Provost of Edinburgh visited Fraserburgh on April 13 and were taken afloat in the station's present lifeboat, the...
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EIGHT ON BOARD Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 8.10 p.m. on 25th July, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat was reported to be in difficulties one mile east of the breakwater. Her crew were signalling for help. The tide...
At 3'40 A.M. on the 2nd April, the barque Cedarine, of Bermuda, stranded near Brighstone Grange, with 234 persons on board, 191 of whom were convicts, whose period of punishment at Bermuda had ex- pired. The Brighstone Grange life-boat...
JUNE 27TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. About four in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that a man was waving a red flag on a yacht which was dragging her anchor off Holland Sluice. The motor lifeboat J. B. Proudfoot, on temporary duty...
Three hard-working supporters each receive a donation for the RNLI, and encouragement from Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition: Chelsea Pensioners (I. to r.) Frank Elverson, Topper Brown and Joe Marriott, who between them... - View image in PDF
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Thanks, Whitby (see photograph, page 187) I am one of the pupils of Brinsworth Whitehill Junior School and I am writing to say how grateful we are to the RNLI at Whitby for rescuing us from the cliffs on Tuesday, March 19. It was the second...
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