CROOKHAVEN, Co. CORK. At one in the afternoon of the 31st of December, 1945, six men put out in a six-oar rowing boat to salve a bale of rubber about two miles at sea. A south-south-east wind of almost gale force was blowing, with a very...
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JANUARY 31ST. - BLYTH, NORTH-UMBERLAND. At about 12.25 P.M. the coastguard telephoned that a vessel had capsized outside the piers. She was H.M. Minesweeper Unicity, with a crew of fifteen.
A light N.E. wind was blowing,...
The remarkable Bose' Wave' radio/CD. What did we do with a radio called "perfect" by Monitoring Times? Improve it, of course. Only this time, we added a CD player so you can enjoy sparkling clarity and deep lows whether you...
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Monet's Masterpiece For just £169 you can spend a three day break visiting some lovely gardens in Northern France, including world famous Monet's Garden at Givemy.
The superb flower beds and archways of...
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RNLI lifeboats launched an amazing 8,141 times in 2007, rescuing 7,834 people around the UK and RoI. RNLI lifeguards on 71 English beaches rescued 1,350 people and responded to 8,201 incidents. The charity’s Flood Rescue team (previously the...
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Happy new year! With fresh new (RNLI Shop) diaries in hand, we’re making plans for the year ahead. And 2019 is shaping up to be a busy one.
So what happens when an RNLI coxswain or a mechanic needs to plan some well-earned...
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THE Gorleston Life-boat, the Marie Lane, which has such a magnificent record of fine work, added another page to her illustrious annals by the service rendered in connexion with the wreck of the schooner Dart, of Jersey, on the 29th March...
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SOUGHT CALM WATER Stromness, Orkneys. At 5.48 p.m. on I4th March, 1964, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Norwegian motor vessel Joruna of Oslo wanted to be escorted to calm water.
There was a...
Lambeth Palace. S.E.
I have been asked, and willingly consent, to write a word commending to the generosity of people of this country the great work which, year by year is carried on by the Life-Boat service under the Royal...
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The following retired coxswains have died: Ex-Coxswain Henry Nicholas served continuously in life-boats from 1919 until his retirement in March, 1967, the last 1 years as coxswain of the Sennen Cove, Cornwall, lifeboat.
Mr...
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