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ACCOMMODATION BR1XHAM, Devon. Beside outer harbour, overlooking Torbay Lifeboat. Comfortably furnished self catering holiday apartments, each...
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White Rose
At about 9.30 A.M. on the 16th July, a report was received that a fishing-boat was flying signals of distress about four miles from the land. A strong S.S.E. gale pre- | vailed at the time with a rough sea, I and the ...
Seaspray and Whisky
Seaspray and Whisky
by Norman Freeman
Review by Sam Barnes
Though I’m a fan of books with a maritime theme I didn’t quite know what to expect from Seaspray and Whisky. It is based on...
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The Atlantic 21 Rigid Inflatable Powered With Twin Outboard Engines and Attaining a Speed of 30 Knots First Went on Station at Hartlepool In 1972 Smaller Inflatable Lifeboats Were Introduced Into T
The Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable, powered with twin outboard engines and attaining a speed of 30 knots, first went on station at Hartlepool in 1972. Smaller, inflatable lifeboats were introduced into the RNLI fleet in the 1960s.. - View image in PDF
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Grapple with gremlins
On 17 September, the trawler Dorothy May ran out of fuel, having been using it at a faster rate than usual.
A further fault meant that her battery hadn’t charged and she lost electrical power, rendering her radio useless....
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Dell Quay Sales Limited
A memorial to the crew of the Longhope, Orkney, life-boat who lost their lives on the night of 17th March, 1969, when their boat capsized in severe weather conditions, was unveiled in Osmondwall cemetery by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother...
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1,045 RNLI RESCUE CRAFT LAUNCHES 1 January–31 March 2016
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2,361 RNLI RESCUE CRAFT LAUNCHES 1 April–30 June 2016
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Miss Helen Greenham
Miss Helen Greenham, who died at the age of 79 on 8th January, 1965, was an honorary life governor of the Institution. She had been appointed to this position in December, 1955. Miss Greenham had also actively supported the Wallasey...
Category: Obituaries
Caledonia
GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—The Lifeboat George Pooley was launched at 5.40 A.M. on the 21st February, while a gale was blowing from E.S.E., and proceeded to the assistance of the schooner Caledonia, which, while on a voyage from Ayr to Wexford,...