Mrs. Elizabeth Jessop and her 12-year-old daughter Penelope being landed by the Walmer IRB on 3rd September, 1967, after getting into difficulties while sailing.. - View image in PDF
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JANUARY 16TH. - WALMER, KENT. The American Liberty ship James Harrold had been in collision with the S.S. Ramon Stern, had caught fire and been abandoned by her crew. The sea was smooth. The life-boat searched for five hours without finding...
Girls and boys from Connah's Quay held a sponsored swim and raised £154.32. A cheque for this amount was presented to Mrs E. L. Coppack, secretary of the Connah's Quay branch, at the pool side.
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• A leading maritime historian, Dr John de Courcy Ireland has lectured on maritime history in more than 20 countries in four continents; he is research officer of both the Irish Commission on Maritime History, which he established, and the...
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A PLEASANT ceremony took place at Cromer on the 23rd May, 1962, when Earl Howe, Chairman of the Committee of Management, unveiled a memorial to the great Cromer coxswain, Henry Blogg. The memorial takes the form of a bronze bust and bronze...
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Whitby, Yorkshire. At 6.35 on the morning of the 6th of July, 1958, the coxswain saw a flare burning north of Whitby harbour. At seven o'clock the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched in a slight sea. There was a moderate...
By Commander Stopford C. Douglas, R.N., Deputy-Chief Inspector of Life-boats.
Broadcast by Sir Gerald du Maurier and Miss Mabel Terry-Lewis.
[This duologue was broadcast by the British Broadcasting...
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