Hoylake, Cheshire; and Rhyl, Flint- shire.—At 9.30 on the night of the 5th of September, 1952, the Formby coast- guard telephoned to the Hoylake life- boat station a report from the Heswall police that two men had left Heswall in a...
WEYMOUTH.—On the morning of the 1st November several vessels were reported to be driving out of Portland Boads towards the shore, and the crew of the Agnes Harriet Life-boat were summoned, and remained in readiness in case their services...
SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT MOELFRE JANUARY 28TH - 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO. CAERNARVONSHIRE.
At 7.30 in the evening of the 29th of January, 1940, a message came to the Moelfre life-boat station...
(On the left is the Rev. T. N. Dunscombe, Hon. Secretary of the Hauxley Branch, and on the right Captain Young, the Amble Pilot.). - View image in PDF
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Dave Kennett is coxswain of the Yarmouth lifeboat. Having joined the crew in 1968, he served as second coxswain from 1969 until his appointment as coxswain/mechanic in 1971.
Since 1979, Dave has been the station's... - View image in PDF
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Quick thinkers: coastguards were able to rescue a man from the sea at Eyemouth thanks to the prompt action of David Clark (10) and his sister Margaret (8). They were on holiday when they saw the man fall from rocks into the sea and raised... - View image in PDF
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Few Lifeboathouses Are Protected By A Castle! Conwy's Built In 1985 Is on the Tourist Trail. - View image in PDF
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John Gamble.
RNU area organiser, presents Elaine and Peter Martin with a certificate in recognition of alt their hard work for the RNU over the last 14 years.
Formerly with Button at Hone... - View image in PDF
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THE MASTER of the tug Superman asked Wells Coastguard for lifeboat assistance at 0450 on October 21, 1973; she was towing an ex-Admiralty MFV, Pilgrim, which, with two people on board, was in danger of breaking up; their position was...
A new life-boat to be presented to the Royal National Life-boat Institution by Birds Eye Foods Ltd. will be stationed at New Quay, Cardiganshire. The money for the new boat was produced through the Birds Eye 'Help Launch a Life-boat...
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