Appledore, Devon. An account of the service by this life-boat on ist January, 1966, will appear in the next issue of THE LIFE-BOAT..
FOR SHORELINE this year's London International Boat Show was the best ever: through the efforts of the band of voluntary workers who gave up a fortnight of their time to help us we signed on 1,153 new members, and I would like to thank...
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At 10.57 a.m. on I5th March, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a Belgian trawler De Ruyter of Zeebrugge was in need of assistance in St. Ives Bay. The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando, and Eva Child was launched at 11...
Plymouth, Devon ; and Fowey, Corn- wall. At 4.42 on the afternoon of the 18th of March, 1960, the signal station at Longroom informed the honorary secretary of the Plymouth life-boatstation of a report received from the pilot cutter. This...
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The...
StornowSy, Outer Hebrides - At 12.40 p.m. on 28th September, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary'that a yacht, which was anchored in Loch Seaforth, had been driven ashore on the south west corner of Seaforth island. At 1...
Soon after 6 A.M. on the 20th March, during a N.E. gale, the schooner Jessie, ofPerth, bound from Littleferry to Ports- mouth, was seen ashore on the North Sand Head, off Goodwin, and the Life-boat, in tow of the steam-tug, proceeded to...
Walmer, Kent. At 5.14 on the afternoon of the 7th of June, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small blue yacht had capsized off the Royal Marines' rifle range. The life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 32)...
A NINE HOURS' SEARCH Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—A few minutes after five in the morning of the 17th of June, 1947, information was received through Portpatrick Radio Station and the coastguard, from a vessel, eight and a half...
Since June of last year the Institution has received seven gifts from a church in Malta, sent by a regimental sergeant major of the Royal Artillery. In sending the fourth gift he wrote that it was part of the collection at a harvest festival...
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