The Medical Recording Service and Sound Library, Kitts Croft, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, has produced a recording on 'How to enjoy the sea while staying alive'. It deals with simple safety precautions, runs for 33 minutes, and has...
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One of the highlights of the splendid 150th anniversary banquet in the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, on October 11, 1974, was a piccolo solo by Band Corporal R. O.
Howgill, Royal Marines. The Duke of... - View image in PDF
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Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 7.20 on the morning of the 29th of July, 1956, the St. Anthony coastguard rang up to say that a woman had reported that a black-painted yacht was dragging her anchor off Helford River. The life- boat Crawford and...
WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 23rd December, 1886, signals of distress were observed about a mile distant from Winterton, during a strong N. gale aad a very heavy sea, shown by two vessels which had been in collision. The...
Sennen Cove, Cornwall.—At 4.35 in the morning of the llth of October, 1948, the coastguard reported a message from the British steamer Woodlark that she had collided with and sunk the fishing vessel Saphir, of Camaret, three miles north-west...
Del Johnson Penlee deputy launching authority and station honorary treasurer, on 28 October.
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On the night of the 18th January signals of distress were seen in the vicinity of the Shering- ham Shoal, and the Life-boat Louisa Heart-well was launched as soon as her crew could be assembled. A very heavy sea was running, and...
Close to Mount Cook, New Zealand, stands a R.N.L.I. collecting box framed by a life-belt.
It has been placed there by Mr. Duncan Darroch, a landscape artist who has a cabin nearby.
Considerable sums... - View image in PDF
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IN 1947 the Princess Elizabeth sent the Institution £180, the balance of her wedding present from Kimberley.
At the beginning of 1948 her wedding dress was displayed in Edinburgh.
The Lord Provost...
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