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Wells, Norfolk. At approximately 4.20 p.m. on 13th June, 1965, the motor mechanic saw a man in the sea up to his waist, carrying a boy. The tide was flooding and the man was calling for help. At 4.20 the IRB launched in a slight westerly...
Albany
GORLESTON.—The dandy Albany, of Lowestoft, while returning from fishing, on the 4th January, in a strong E.S.E.
gale and a very heavy sea, had her mainsail blown away and lost her rudder. She was taken in tow by another...
Marie Grillon
LIFE-BOAT FINDS BODY THE recovery of charred wreckage and other evidence by the St. Helier, Jersey, life-boat Elizabeth Rippon—a 46-foot 9-inch Watson type —pointed to an explosion aboard the French yacht Marie Grillon reported missing on...
Notes of the Quarter
WITH THE placing of an order for two new steel life-boats, the first of their kind, the R.N.L.I.'s major programme of new construction has been significantly advanced. The two new boats, which are each 50 feet in length, are being built...
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Star of Hope, Freda and Minnie
On the morning of the 1st May the local motor fishing cobles put out to haul crab pots. A moderate N. wind was blowing, with a considerable ground swell, and at 10.30 A.M. with the tide ebbing the sea broke heavily across the bay, making the...
Isabella
Filey, Yorkshire.—At about 10.25 A.M. on the 18th February, 1939, two local fishing cobles were behind Filey Brig, where heavy seas were running.
A W.N.W. fresh wind was blowing, with a moderate to rough sea. At 10.45...
Provider
Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 9.50 on the night of the 20th of April, 1948, the local motor fishing boat Provider, which had put out earlier to attend to crab pots, wirelessed for the life-boat.
The No. 2. pulling and sailing...
A collector’s item
The RNLI has made bold advances since its foundation in 1824. But one area that has seen little change is the double-ended lifeboat collection box (right). This iconic design, based on the pulling and sailing lifeboats of yesteryear, came to...
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Honours for lifesavers
Congratulations to the six RNLI volunteers and staff recognised in the 2017 New Year Honours:
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE):
Vivienne Grey, a volunteer crew member at Little and Broad Haven...
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Fishing Boats
At 6 A.M. on the 23rd March the fishing-boats engaged in crab-fishing put to sea for the purpose of hauling up their crab pots. The wind at the time was blowing strongly from the E.N.E.; later in the morning it increased. About 9.30 A.M. the...