DECEMBER 19TH. - FALMOUTH, CORNWALL.
Information was received from the coastguard at 12.10 in the morning that a ship in the harbour was showing signals of distress and at 12.25 the motor life-boat Crawford and Constance...
JANUARY 26TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
At 2.5 in the morning, information was received from the Bournemouth police, through the coastguard, that an aeroplane had crashed three miles west of Hengistbury Head. A light north-west...
John Noakes and Peter Purves, aboard Blue Peter II, with Lieut.-Colonel V. J. C. Cooper, honorary secretary Beaumaris (second from left), Coxswain William Pritchard, crew and helpers.. - View image in PDF
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The International Life-Boat Fleet on the Thames. - View image in PDF
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From Kilmore: (I. to r.) Acting Motor Mechanic- John Devereux, bronze medallist, Coxswain Thomas Walsh, silver medallist, and Acting Second Coxswain Joseph Maddock.. - View image in PDF
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Out from Gothenburg: (I to r) Huragan, Poland, Olav Wallenius, Sweden, Fritz Behrens, Federal Republic of Germany, and Merchant Navy, RNLI.. - View image in PDF
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ON 20th August the Runswick motor life-boat, Robert Patton—The Always Ready, rescued a man whose yacht was in distress in Runswick Bay. The account of that service appears on page 364. Here is another account of the same service—by the man...
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Donaghadee, Co. Down. About 2.45 on the afternoon of the 5th July, 1961, the honorary secretary received a pre- liminary message from the coastguard that the police had reported two boys stranded on rocks off Millisle. This was confirmed...
St Peter Port Lifeboat, Spirit Of Guernsey. - View image in PDF
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