Fishing boat overdue THE FISHING VESSEL, Fortune Hunter, expected to arrive at Ventry, Co Kerry at 1600 on the afternoon of Saturday January 12, 1985, had still not appeared by 1930. The police telephoned the honorary secretary of Valentia...
A Dutch Life-Boat In Rough Seas. - View image in PDF
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IRight) The size of the seas sweeping Green Lily are apparent from this angle.. - View image in PDF
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AUGUST 11TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
At 9 in the morning the coxswain was told that two boats were out fishing. A strong N.W. wind was then blowing, with a rough sea, and after consultation with the coastguard, it was decided...
Fig 1: Port engine has been lowered into place in engine room by crane.. - View image in PDF
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Fig. 7: Emergency low profile slot aerial, less vulnerable than the main aerial, mounted on the engine casing of a Rother class lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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From the Men of the Fleet.
A gift of £1,900 has been received from the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. This is a part of the profit made by the Naval Canteen trading during the past year, and it has been given to...
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At 8.30 P.M., on the 22nd January, the Coastguard at Rye Harbour reported that a vessel in the bay was making distress signals.
Without delay the Life-boat John William Dudley was launched and proceeded to the craft,...
(Below) There were no open days in 1994 as the new facilities at Cowes were under construction. This was the first opportunity for visitors to see how the Atlantics are built and maintained in their new purpose-built workshops.. - View image in PDF
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HAVING HEARD from Aberdovey Coastguard at 1820 on August 10, 1974, that a member of the public had reported seeing someone falling out of a motor cabin cruiser crossing [Dovey Bar to seaward, Aberdovey honorary secretary immediately...