Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 3.10 a.m. on 26th February, 1966, the police informed the honorary secretary that two men who had arrived in Dunmore by car had informed them that a boat was firing distress signals above Creadon Head. It...
A FRAMED letter signed by Capt. the Hon. H. M. Wyndham-Quin, Chairman of the Committee of Management, expressing the Institution's appreciation of the voluntary work of the officers and committee and of the devotion and courage of the...
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Shoreham Harbour, Sussex - At 10 a.m. on gth August, 1966, a white cabin cruiser appeared to be in distress aboutfour miles south west of the station.
There was a moderate south westerly breeze with a slight sea. It was low...
Beaumaris, Anglesey - At 11.15 p.m.
on 4th September, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares had been seen in the Straits off Beaumaris. The life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched at...
The Angle life-boat station, on the Pembrokeshire coast, which was established in 1868, celebrated its centenary last year. During the last 100 years Pembroke- shire life-boats, it was stated at the ceremony, had saved 1,295 lives, 240 of...
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Salcombe, Devon - At 4.10 p.m. on 15th September, 1968, it was learnt that a yacht was in difficulties near Starhole bay. At 4.43 the life-boat The Baltic Exchange slipped her moorings in a strong north easterly breeze with a rough sea. It...
Seven lifeboatmen from Newhaven, Sheerness and Portsmouth, attended the Annual National Service for Seafarers in St Paul's Cathedral on October 17. Coxswain/ Mechanic Leonard Patten of Newhaven lifeboat, was the RNLI colour bearer,... - View image in PDF
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ST HELIER, JERSEY, August 23, 1987: the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King takes in tow the 48ft cabin cruiser La Belle Dame after a MAYDAY alert, when the Shoreham-based vessel hit the Hinguette reef at 1418 and began to sink.... - View image in PDF
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from page 47 parts of the old rotten timber beams was then begun.
Access bridge At the same time the old access bridge was removed, so that for a short time Tenby lifeboat house became an island. The new access bridge spans...
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APRIL 7TH. - SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 6.25 P.M. the naval control asked for the help of the life-boat with a national fire service float which was in difficulties at the loading pier. A S.W. gale was blowing, with a very rough sea. The...