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The Finest Service of 1928. Silver Medal Awarded to the Coxswain at New Brighton
THE Institution has awarded its Silver Medal to Coxswain George Robinson, of New Brighton, on the Mersey, and its Bronze Medal to each of the eight members of the Crew, for their gallantry in rescuing 23 men of the French steamer Emile...
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La Belle
CAISTER.—The No. 2 Life-boat, the Godsend, was launched at 11 A.M. on the 28th January, and proceeded to the assistance of the brig La Belle, of Shoreham, bound from Shields to Poole, which vessel was ashore on the North Scroby, a heavy sea...
Nereus
At about 11 o'clock on the following morning the Life-boat again put off to the assistance of the barque Nereus, of Liverpool, bound from Barrow-in-Furness to Queensland with a cargo of steel rails.
Her cargo had...
Evelyn
At 11 P.M.
on the 14th January, during a strong S.W. gale with a heavy sea, signals of distress were observed from a vessel about two miles to the E. of Caldy Island. The Life - boat William and Mary Devey was promptly...
The S.S. Wirral Bank
Margate, Kent. — On the 22nd of March, 1951, the motor vessel Teal wirelessed that she was standing by the S.S. Wirral Bank, of London, in distress fifty-two miles north-east of North Foreland, with a crew of nine.
About...
Rabbit
Margate, Kent. At four o'clock on the afternoon of the 19th of July, 1958, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing boat had capsized and her crew of two were in the water one mile off Birchington. Ten minutes...
The Sailing Boat Spray
Margate, Kent. At 12.52 on the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a body had been reported floating near the West Pan Sand buoy and a request was made for the life-boat to recover it....
Inanda
CABIN CRUISER ESCORTED TO HARBOUR Margate, Kent. At 11.30 a.m. on Friday the 26th of July, 1963, the Margate coastguard told the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser which had been kept under close observation since nine o'clock...
Noorderkroon
Tynemouth, Northumberland - At 12.45 P-m- on J4tn July, 1966, news was received, that the Dutch trawler Noorderkroon, of Scheveningen, had a mine on board. H.M.S. Belton had put ratings aboard to secure the mine. The honorary secretary...