LERWICK, January 4, 1988: when the Danish fishing vessel Setubal fouled her propeller on her own nets 65 miles east of Lerwick, no other vessel in the vicinity was available to take her in tow. Lerwick lifeboat launched at 1602, made the...
FOUR RESCUED BY BREECHES BUOY Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—At 1.50 inthe afternoon of the 2nd of November, 1947, the Needles Naval Signal Station reported a motor launch, with the yacht Orion in tow, in need of help, and the motor life-boat...
SEPTEMBER 28TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A launch attached to a Coast Artillery School had got into difficulties and had capsized after striking a diving tower, but the crew were all rescued from the shore. - Rewards, £8 17s....
ITS the December Number of this Journa it was stated that several additional Life boat Stations had been formed, and new boats built to replace old ones.
In addition to those previously enume- rated, we have the...
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Thanks, Whitby (see photograph, page 187) I am one of the pupils of Brinsworth Whitehill Junior School and I am writing to say how grateful we are to the RNLI at Whitby for rescuing us from the cliffs on Tuesday, March 19. It was the second...
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SCRATBY, NORFOLK.—It is with much gratification that we are enabled to inform our readers of a second life-boat being provided in a dangerous locality, through the public spirit, humanity, and enterprise of the coast-boatmen themselves. When...
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600 CATEGORY (1) Naval vessels . .
(2) Foreign going merchant vessels (3) Home trade merchant vessels (4) Commercial fishing vessels . .
(5) Powered pleasure craft . .
(6) Sailing...
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.—The Life-boat Zaccheus Burroughet waa launched for exercise on the morning of the 20th March, the District Inspector of Life- boats being on board. The wind was fresh from E.S.E. and a strong sea making. The sloop Pioneer, of Lynn, whilst...
BRIXHAM, DEVON.—At 10.45 A.M. on the 18th January, on the urgent solicitation of a number of experienced master mariners, sailors and seamen, the City of Exeter Life-boat was launched to render assistance to a pilot gig proceeding to put...
SOUTHPORT.—In accordance with the wishes of the crew a second Life-boat has been placed at this station. It is a large sailing boat, 42 feet long, and 13£ feet wide, and is constructed, in conformity with the views of a special...
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