BROADSTAIKS. — Flares were shown from vessels off the North Foreland while a whole gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a heavy sea and heavy squalls of hail, on the 27th January, and, in response, the Life-boat Francis Forbes Barton...
NOVEMBER 30TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
During the afternoon several Spitfire aeroplanes were flying near Barmouth, and at 3.40 P.M. the life-boat coxswain saw one of them dive into the sea.
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Filey, Yorkshire. At 11.30 on the morning of the 4th April, 1961, in the absence of the honorary secretary, the motor mechanic informed the branch chairman that nine cobles were still at sea and, in view of weather conditions, the life-boat...
Hard at Work In The Training Centre. - View image in PDF
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Cloughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle, Co. Down, and Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—On the 19th November, 1937, the disabled schooner Invermore, of Dublin, was picked up by the Cloughey and Donaghadee life-boats....
The new Barry Dock life-boat Arthur and Blanche Harris circling the harbour after the naming ceremony.. - View image in PDF
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On the 25th March this Life-boat again assisted, together with other boats and steam-tugs, in saving the ship Ernestine, of Amsterdam..
The Duncan life-boat at Sheringham saved 3 persons from the schooner Hero, of Maldon, which had stranded opposite Bee- ston Hills, near Sheringham.
NEWSPOINT One only has to look at the names of the RNLI's lifeboat's to realise that a large percentage of them, indeed perhaps the majority, have been funded by legacies and bear the name of the donor or a close...
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JUNE 10TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down off Rhoscolyn, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £5 14s..