Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At 4.50 in the afternoon of the llth of April, 1949, the yacht Tory, which was being taken by a crew of two to new owners in Liverpool, was seen making for the harbour. A fresh south-west wind was blowing, with a heavy...
Wells, Norfolk - On ifth September, 1966, the Wells life-boat Ernest Tom Neathercoat rescued a man and his dog from the yacht Kylin. A full account of this service, for which a special award was made to the coxswain and crew, appears on page...
In October 1973, airmen and their families in the then West Germany pledged to raise funds for a B class lifeboat
Young Allen Stevens was a primary school student at RAF Wildenrath, where his...
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On service in thick fog without radar A service to a yacht, unsure of its position in very dense fog and running low on fuel off Arran was conducted by the Campeltown lifeboat, with support from the Arran inshore lifeboat, in poor visibility...
"WE WERE SO PLEASED WITH OUR BRILLIANT NEW DRIVEWAY, WE GOT TOWN & COUNTRY TO DO THE PATHS AND PATIO AS WELL." Although a Town & Country driveway is beautiful to look at, its beauty is more than skin deep. Beneath the...
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Mr Richard Iddon, chairman of the Southport Boardsai I ing Association, is pictured preparing to take a turn on the Marine Lake, wearing borrowed lifeboatman's gear, during the British Windsurfing marathon 12-hour race held last... - View image in PDF
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ON the afternoon of 29th October, a steamer arriving at Kingstown, on the south side of Dublin Bay, reported that a ship had gone ashore. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.
The Motor Life-boat was launched...
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JUNE 1995 Captain W.J. Law, president of Stanmore branch. He joined the branch in 1978 and for 16 years was the flag week organiser, receiving a Silver badge in 1989. Captain Law was appointed president of the branch in 1994..
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The Royal Humane Society awarded a testimonial on parchment, combined with a resuscitation certificate, to Police Sergeant Stephen Ferguson of the County Borough of Hastings Police, and a resuscitation certificate to Motor Mechanic John...
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