CAMPBELTOWN.—A new life-boat station has been established at Campbeltown, in Cantyre, on the West Coast of Scotland, and a 30 ft. 6-oared single-banked, selfrighting life-boat was forwarded there from London in June last. The cost of this...
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South Western Division Gold medal AT 0058 ON MONDAY, December 6, 1976, the honorary secretary of Torbay lifeboat station was informed by the Coastguard that the motor vessel Lyrma had requested immediate assistance six miles east of Start...
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Seaham, Durham.—At six o'clock on the evening of the 25th of June, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that a boy had been cut off by the tide at Pincushion Rock, Ryhope. Ten min- utes later the life-boat George Elmy was launched. The...
IT might be objected that remarks in the nature of hints or suggestions on boat sailing are " coals to Newcastle" to those who manage the Life-boats of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION, and to a considerable extent such...
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members of his crew. They are (I to r) Fred Menzies, Bill Duthie, Graham Clark, Donald Birnie, lain Sutherland, Robert Morrice and James Buchan.. - View image in PDF
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Blowing up a Storm The RNLI's Storm Force junior club will be known to a much wider audience now, following the naming of an InterCity 125 locomotive 'Storm Force' on Saturday 27 April.
The ceremony was held at...
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SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT MOELFRE JANUARY 28TH - 29TH. - HOLYHEAD, AND MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO. CAERNARVONSHIRE.
At 7.30 in the evening of the 29th of January, 1940, a message came to the Moelfre life-boat station...
During a whole W.S.W. gale and rough sea on the 16th June, the fishing-boat J'ili/rim, of liuckhaven, was observed about three miles oft" North Sunderland Harbour showing signals of distress. At 3.45 P.M. the -Life-boat Thomas...
At 3 P.H. on the 3rd of October, a large barque was seen ashore an the West Gunfleet Sands, and with the aid of a powerful telescope a signal of distress was made out. The crew of the Albert Edward Life-boat were at once summoned, and the...
LANCASTER CANAL gateway to the Lake District and the Dales. Luxury narrow-boats for weekly hire or 3 day one-way cruises. Day skipper facility available. For details tel: ARLEN HIRE BOATS Scottish Highlands Inverewe Garden 6 miles Small...
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