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Quest
— The fish- ing boats were out on the 7th July, and by noon bad weather had set in. A moderate E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. The coxswain was told by fishermen coming ashore that the local coble Quest was still at sea and in a...
The Motor Fishing Boats Pilot Me and Provider
Whitby, Yorkshire.—As the tide ebbed during the afternoon of the 8th April, 1938, a rough sea began to break heavily outside the pier ends, making the harbour entrance dangerous. • A strong N.
breeze was blowing. The motor...
Welly good rescue
NEW QUAY | 10 JULY
A 9-year-old schoolgirl who got trapped under giant rocks at Aberaeron Beach, was freed by New Quay lifeboat crew. The girl, in welly boots, became stuck during a game of...
Category: Articles
Reserve Fleets of Life-Boats
IN order to be ready for any emergency on the coast the Institution keeps at its Storeyard at Poplar, on the Thames, a Eeserve Fleet of Life-boats. One of these Boats can be sent at a moment's notice to any place on the coast where the...
Category: Articles
Bridget Carmel
Half the power- but thiejob's still donenile some RNLI's services are carried out in extreme weather conditions the majority ' are more 'rotifine' but still require proven and reliable equipment in addition to a high...
A Steamer (4)
Aldeburgh, Suffolk 2nd February.
A man was reported to have gone overboard from a steamer, but was later found on board.—Rewards, £43 10s..
The Second Prototype Arun Sir William Arnold (1973)
The second prototype Arun, Sir William Arnold (1973), was built of wood. She has the cutaway topsides but an early wheelhouse design later superceded.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Francis Verrill
Francis Verrill, coxswain of Staithes & Runswick lifeboat from 1952 to 1966. Hejoined the crew in 1947 serving as bowman until 1952 when he became second coxswain, being appointed coxswain later that same year..
Category: Obituaries
An Aeroplane (160)
OCTOBER 23RD. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but it was found later that it had landed safely. - Rewards, £12..
None (6)
FEBRUARY 5TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. The crew of an American aeroplane had baled out, but none of them could be found. It was learned later that they were safe. - Rewards, £11 17s..