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Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Visited the R.N.L.I. Headquarters In London on 11th April, 1967
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, visited the R.N.L.I.
headquarters in London on 11th April, 1967, and was escorted round the various departments by the Chairman of the Institution, Capt. the Hon. V. M.Wyndham- Quin, R. N.,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
South-Eastern District Conference
A CONFERENCE of Honorary Secretaries and other Life-boat workers in th South-Eastern District — Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey anc Sussex—was held...
Category: Committee
Sea Venture, of Immingham
number, Yorkshire - At 1.45 p.m. on 7th October, 1967, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a fishingboat had broken down and was drifting one mile south-east of Chequer buoy. The life-boat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty...
The S.S. Pitwines (1)
JANUARY 11TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. At 5.26P.M. a message was received from the Spurn Point Royal Naval Signal Station that S.S.
Pitwines had been attacked by enemy aeroplanes eighteen miles south of...
The Gratitude of Yachtsmen
ON the 25th of August, 1951, the Wicklow life-boat towed in the yacht Desina which had lost her rudder in heavy seas. One of the yacht's crew wrote to the coxswain: "On behalf of the two other crew members and myself, I wish to...
Category: Correspondence
Fishing Boats
Eyemouth, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 19th January a strong west breeze sprang up, bringing a very heavy sea, which broke dangerously outside the harbour. About twelve small fishing-boats were at sea, and anxiety was felt for...
The Motor Fishing Coble Gratitude
NOVEMBER 20TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At 10.45 in the morning the life-boat crew were assembled, as anxiety was felt for the motor fishing coble Gratitude, which was at sea. A north-east gale was blowing, with heavy broken water. The...
The American Steamer Park Holland, of Portland, Maine
MARCH 25TH. - STORNOWAY, HEBRIDES, CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, AND BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. At 6.45 in the morning the coastguard reported to the Stornoway life-boat station that a steamer was ashore three-quarters of a mile south of Glas...
Children's Friend
ANOTHER FISHING BOAT BROKEN DOWN Boulmer, Northumberland. — About noon on the 26th of December, 1947. a fishing boat, three miles to the south- east of Boulmer, was seen to hoist a signal of distress and the motor life- boat Clarissa Langdon...
Monthly Figures.
At the end of each month the Institution brings out a leaflet with the figures of launches and lives rescued up to date, Copies of .this leaflet will be sent to any honorary secretaries who would like to have them for distribution..
Category: Articles