On the same evening during a heavy gale from the N.W., the Life-boat Princess of Wales on this station put off to the brigantine Form, of Liverpool, in reply to her signals of distress, and landed her crew of 6 men. The vessel was in the...
Twelve minutes of terror It took Port Talbot's inshore lifeboat crew just a few minutes to save a life at sea but the three found their training and courage tested to the limit On the morning of 10 January 2006 a call came through to...
Two boys, in search of driftwood, crossed a ridge of rocks between the mainland and Scottle Holm, about two miles to the North of Lerwick, on 7th November, and were cut off by the rising tide. Their where- abouts was discovered about nine at...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the 8th of April, 1947, the fishing fleet put to sea at about 6.0 in the morning, but by nine o'clock a gale was blowing from the east, and a heavy sea was making the harbour entrance dangerous. As the tide was too...
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Holyhead's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat St Cybi II (Civil Service No. 40), which took up station duty on September 20, 1985. As her name implies, she is the fortieth lifeboat to be provided by the Civil Service, Post Office and British... - View image in PDF
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During the afternoon of the 15th May the small motor yacht Heather Bell, of Blyth, put to sea from Berwick.
The easterly wind was light, but a heavy swell was breaking on the bar.
Some time later she was...
Grimsby and district Boys' Brigade battalion gets a warm reception from Cleethorpes tifeboatmen at the end of the sponsored lifeboat push. - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
At about 6.55 A.M. the coxswain heard through the coastguard that a small boat was making signals of distress about two miles S.E. by E. of Cromer. A moderate easterly wind was blowing, with...