Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland. — At 5.22 on the evening of the 5th of March, 1952, the Holy Island coastguard re- ported to the Holy Island life-boat station a message received from the North Sunderland life-boat station...
AUG. 8TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX.
A message had been received from the Colchester Air Observers’ Post, through the coastguard, that three Royal Air Force aeroplanes had crashed into the sea,...
A CENTURY AGO lifeboat crews were nearly all fishermen who spent most of their time working at sea and were well used to long periods of exposure in harsh conditions. Their lifeboats, although the best of their day, were simple open boats...
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OCTOBER 30TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
At 6.49 A.M. the coastguard reported that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea about two miles east of Sheringham, and a few minutes later the coastguard rang up again to say that he...
Speedy rescue saves diver Helmsman David Fordy and Crew Member Michael Hoyle were both standing at the front door of the Seahouses boathouse when the call came. An exhausted diver was in difficulty in confused seas near a cliff face. He...
By GEORGE F. SHEE, M.A., Secretary of the Institution.
A VISITOR who called at Life-boat House this autumn made the remark that he never opened a newspaper without seeing in it something about the Life- boat Service....
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Local knowledge vital in rescue of two missing boardsailors Helmsman Martin Icke of Portsmouth's Atlantic inshore lifeboat has been awarded the Thanks of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution inscribed on Vellum after the lifeboat...
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—At about 7 o'clock in the evening of the 7th of April, 1948, a French fishing vessel was seen off Aberystwyth, but was lost to sight and anxiety was felt for her safety. At 9.30 the Borth police were rung up...
Pulling and sailing life-boat setting out from London to Whitby.. - View image in PDF
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