French trawler in distress AT 0401 on the morning of Friday February 15, 1985, Falmouth's 52ft Arun class lifeboat, Elizabeth Ann, left the lee of Falmouth docks heading out to sea on service at full speed. Coxswain Viv Pentecost was at...
KINGSTOWN, IRELAND.—At 11.30 P.M.
on the llth December it was reported that some fishermen were in danger on board a wreck on the North Bull Sands. It appeared that a number of open boats were fishing near the spot when a...
Coxswain/Mechanic Richard Hawkins of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston first joined Dover lifeboat crew in 1959, becoming second assistant mechanic from 1974 to 1976 when he was appointed coxswain at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. He was awarded a... - View image in PDF
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Waving, not drowning On 5 September 2005, RNLI lifeguards from Bantham and Sedgewell Cove saved four young canoeists. Bantham lifeguards found two of the children out of their canoes, waving and shouting and another two hanging on to an...
Waving, not drowning On 5 September 2005, RNLI lifeguards from Bantham and Sedgewell Cove saved four young canoeists. Bantham lifeguards found two of the children out of their canoes, waving and shouting and another two hanging on to an...
Dover, Kent. — On the morning of the 8th of May, 1955, two soldiers who were bird's-nesting at South Foreland, were cut off by the tide. The Sand- gate coastguard rang up the life-boat station at 11.22, and at noon the life- boat E.M.E.D...
Robin Castle has been coxswain /mechanic of Sheerness lifeboat since 1981.
In 1987 he was awarded a Bronze medal in recognition of his superb initiative, skill and courage during the famous 'October Hurricane' of... - View image in PDF
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HAJBWIOH.—In answer to signals from the Cork light-vessel, the Sprmgwell Lifeboat put to sea at about 6.30 P.M., on the llth October, during a strong wind, thick weather and a high sea. She first proceeded to the Sunk light-vessel, and as...
Scotland South Division Two lifeboats capsize and right A DANISH CARGO VESSEL, Lone Diinia, in distress six miles north west of Skerryvore Lighthouse was reported by HM Coastguard to the honorary secretary of Barra Island lifeboat station at...
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Below: The retail operations team IL to Ft) Melanie Walker, Jason Small, Gloria Price, David Rendell and Angela Rook.. - View image in PDF
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