JUTTING OUT boldly into the Irish Sea, open to winter gales from most points of the compass, the beautiful Lleyn Peninsula of North Wales has its share of hazards to shipping. Over the years many vessels have been wrecked on its shores and...
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Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.12 on the evening of the 15th of April, 1949, information was received from the West Cliff that a yacht was in a dan- gerous position near Pegwell Bay, and the life-boat Prudential was launched at 8.20 in a smooth sea...
Tanker ablaze NEWS OF A COLLISION between the 76,000-tonne Greek tanker Orleans and a 295-tonne Dutch fishing vessel, Jan Van Toon, reached Cromer lifeboat station at 0815 on the morning of Friday January 24, 1986. The tanker, about 65 miles...
Each Summer, Londoners Nick Pleydell-Bouverie and Rad Hart-George swap their suits for cyclists’ Lycra and head off on the next stage of their RNLI Tour of Britain
The ambitious idea was...
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THE R. N.L.I, this year is offering six attractive life-boat Christmas cards. Buying life-boat cards, calendars and gifts is an easy and effective way of helping the life-boat service.
Although an informative leaflet,...
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ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL FLASHLIGHTS DYNALITE FLASHES One of the world's most powerful flashlights, specially imported from the U.S.A. This six-cell flashlight is 80,000 candle power made of strong plastic, and...
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ELEVEN SAVED FROM STRANDED LAUNCH Margate, Kent. At 10.40 on the evening of Sunday the 25th of August, 1963, the coastguard reported he had seen three red rockets north-west of Margate.
This was confirmed by the Reculver...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— During the morning of the 30th of January. 1957, the fishing boat Kindly Light, of Seahouscs, was reported over- due. At 11.23 the life-boat Grace Darling was launched in a very rough sea. There was a...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At eleven o'clock on the night of the 14th May, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that the local fishing boat Harvest Queen had broken down and was in need of help. At 11.20...
A Kenny Ball Jazz Concert organised by Ilkley branch in aid of the Grace Darling Appeal was a sell-out, and raised almost £3,000 in conjunction with a Yorkshire Post appeal linked to the event. Although Kenny Ball has played at other... - View image in PDF
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