Flood rescue has unique risks and challenges but, with specialist skills and determination, achievement against the odds is possible as our volunteers found in Umberleigh and St Asaph...
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" Britain's Life-boats : The Story of a Century of Heroic Service." By Major A. J. DAWSON, with an Introduction by H.R.H. the PBI.VCE OF WALES, K.Gr., President of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and a Fore- word by...
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Famous Shipwrecks.
" Famous Shipwrecks." By Captain Frank H. Shaw. (Elkin, Mathews & Marrot, Ltd. 12s. &d. net.) THIS is a book which everyone interested in the Life-boat Service should read—an account of...
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WEXFORD, IRELAND.—On the 24th February, at about 6.30 P.M., while a strong breeze from E.N.E. was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea, signals of distress were observed from the fishing lugger Dolphin, of Wexford, which had just struck on...
At 6 A.M. on the 10th February signals of distress were observed on the North end of the Barnard Sand. The wind at the time was blowing a strong breeze from the S,W. and the sea was rough. The No. 2 Life-boat, St. Michael's, Paddington,...
RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.—Intelligence having been received that a vessel was in distress about three miles 8. of Manghold Head, during a S.E. wind on the 5th Oct. 1886, the Life-boat Two Sisters was launched at about 8.30 A.M., and was towed by...
The steamer Lady Bessie, of Aberdeen, whilst on her way to Peterhead, stranded in the South Bay on the evening of the 13th January. A strong S.S.W. breeze was blowing and the sea was rough. In response to a telephone message re- porting the...
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—Shortly before 8 P.M. on the 15th February, signals of distress were observed opposite Caister, and the Life-boat Covent Garden was launched with all despatch. On arrival outside the Barber Sand the ketch Evelyn, of Jersey,...
During a strong N.E. breeze and very heavy sea on the 4th April a trawling smaok, named the Evolution, of Lowestoft, missed stays and drove on to the North Beach. As her position was a dangerous one, the crew of the Life-boat Keniwell were...
At about 10.30 P.M. on the 2nd June a flare was seen about half a mile off Broadhaven Sands, and as the signal was continued the Life-boat William Roberts was launched. She found the ketch Eliza Jane, of Beaumaris, bound to Swansea in...