Two lifeboats rescue family and dogs from cliffface in heavy surf Both of Newquay's inshore lifeboats were involved in rescuing two adults, a baby and two dogs from a cliff after they had been cut off by the tide at Bedruthan steps on 30...
DECEMBER 13TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
The district inspector was at the station preparing to take the life-boat out for exercise, when at 2.40 in the afternoon the coastguard reported the local fishing coble Windsor Lad in...
Expenditure was lower in 1940 because, owing to essential war work in the shipbuilding yards, the building of life-boats had to be greatly curtailed, and only half as much was spent under this heading as in the previous year. In spite of...
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It’s coming up to the time of year when we celebrate the skill and bravery of our voluntary crew and the dedication of RNLI supporters at the Annual Presentation of Awards. It’s all happening at the Barbican Hall, London, on 23 May 2013. The...
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On the 11th January, news was received at this station that the services of the China life-boat were urgently needed in Torbay, as many vessels were in great danger of being wrecked during a strong gale of wind from the N.E. The China...
On the 31st De- cember the schooner Lion, of Goole, laden with wheat, was observed making for this harbour. There was a heavy gale of wind blowing from E.N.E. at the time, with snow showers. There being very little water on the bar, signals...
AUGUST 17TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 4.45 P.M. the naval authorities asked that the life-boat should be launched, as a body had been seen floating in the Cudd Channel.
A moderate N.W. breeze was blowing, but the see was...
Also, on the 12th February, the life-boat and steamer were again off in reply to sig- nals of distress from ships in the neighbour- hood of the Goodwin Sands. The wind had shifted from a southerly to a north-westerly direction, and in a few...
On the 24th September, 1871, while it •was blowing strongly from the S.E., and a heavy sea was running, a vessel at anchor on a lee shore, near Caister, ex- hibited signals of distress. The No. 1 Life-boat on that station, the Birmingham,...
FBASEBBUKGH.—At 8.30 A.M. on the 25th of October the schooner Eclipse, of Dundee, bound from Suaderland to Little Ferry with coal, showed signals of distress while riding in the bay. The Cosmo and Charles Life-boat proceeded to her...