At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at Willis's Rooms, King Street, St. James's, on Saturday, 15th day of March, 1884, His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, KG., in the Chair, the...
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At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 23rd day of March, 1895, THE EIGHT EON.
LORD TWEEDMOUTH, Lord Privy Seal...
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FOR a series of prolonged services extending over more than three days Coxswain Frank Bloom, of Walton and Frinton, has been awarded the Institution's bronze medal for gallantry. The other members of the crew have all been accorded the...
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Not long after the lifeboat had returned, at 1815. a message came to Torbay station honorary secretary from Brixham Coastguard that something was amiss in mid channel. Coxswain Curnow and Motor Mechanic Stephen Bower were alerted and at 1914...
Below: The breakwater at Aith giving shelter to the station's Arun class.. - View image in PDF
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At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION, held at St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross Road, on Saturday, the 27th day of March, 1897, The Eight Hon.
Gr. J. GOSCHEN, M.P., First Lord...
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At daybreak on the 27th of February, a vessel of Dundalk, which proved to be the brigantiue Ida, was observed ashore near Black Rock — near the entrance of the harbour of Dun- dalk. A gale was blowing from the E., and a considerable sea was...
Longhope, Orkney. — Early on the morning of the 29th September, 1938, a wireless message was picked up by a coast watcher stating that a vessel was ashore at Brims Ness, Hoy. No signals of distress could be heard nor could any vessel be seen...
Below left - The considerable damage to the container ship. Photos: © Mike Pett. - View image in PDF
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MARCH 29TH. - COURTMACSHERRY HARBOUR, CO. CORK. The American steamer Justin S. Morrill had gone ashore, but got off and went on her way. - Rewards, £8 6s. 6d..