TOWED TO MOORINGS At 7.30 a.m. on 6th October, 1964, the nightwatchman reported that the reserve life-boat The Cuttle appeared to be dragging her anchor inside Spurn Point, in the rough seas and near gale force westerly winds. At 7.50 the...
Plymouth, Devon-At 9.24 p.m. on 18th May, 1968, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man was trapped on rocks at the foot of the cliffs at Bovisand fort. The lifeboat Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse with the boarding boat in tow...
Where life-belts, fenders and bow-puddings are made at the Institution's Depot at Boreliam Wood From a photograph by Mr, Amos Burg, of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. - View image in PDF
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The R.N.L.I. is establishing three new inshore rescue boat stations in Scotland at Aberdeen, Arbroath and Dunbar. A new IRB station is also being opened at Horton, Glamorganshire..
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The former Liverpool lifeboat William and Laura, normally on display at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, is the heart of the RNLI's exhibition at Liverpool Garden Festival.. - View image in PDF
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Tommy Nolan, a regular helper at the RNLI stand, does his best to accommodate a customer's needs at the souvenir counter.. - View image in PDF
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MARCH 19TH. - BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE.
About 12.35 in the morning a message came from the Bridlington coastguard that distress rockets had been seen at Hornsea, eleven miles south of Bridlington, and at 1 A.M. the motor...
WORTHING.—Signals of distress havingbeen shown on the morning of the 26th January by the brig Albert H. Locke, of Sunderland, bound from Seaham for Portsmonth, coal laden, which stranded about half a mile from Worthing, the Life-boat Henry...
The fishing yawl Lizzie and Annie, oi Arbroath, was returning to port from the fishing grounds about midday on the 7th October, when owing to the strong S.E. wind and heavy sea it was realized that both the boat and her crew would be in...
Fourteen Launches in One Day.
Two Services by the Ramsey, Isle of Man, Life-boat.
ON January 26fch last there were severe gales all round the coast, and fourteen Life-boat launches took place at Montrose,...