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Spray

Date: March 1967

Volume: 40

Issue: 419

At 12.30 a.m. on 6th October, 1966, the Dutch coaster Spray, of Joure, was reported aground on Newcombe sands, about four hundred yards from Lowestoft harbour entrance, and was signalling by light for life-boat assistance. The life-boat...

September (1)

Date: 1946

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1946

BOURNEMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE. About 2.20 in the afternoon of Easter Sunday, the 21st of April, 1946, the pleasure craft Skylark sank in Bournemouth Bay about a mile off Alum Chine, with 70 or more people on board. The weather was fine and the sea...

Category: Services

Devon Brook

Date: 1946

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1946

AUGUST 28TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 2.14 in the afternoon the Blyth coastguard reported that the Devon Brook was ashore on the rocks a short distance from the east pier in a very bad position. She was bound from...

Ocea

Date: Winter 1983

Volume: 48

Issue: 483

Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties just north of...

April Pranksters

Date: Spring 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 544

The proprietor and regulars of the Coalbrookdale Inn in Shropshire formed a group to undertake fundraising events on 1 April each year - these usually involve a weird and surreal April Fool's Day prank.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Houtman

Date: 1941

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1941

MARCH 2ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON. At 4.30 A.M. information was received from the King’s Harbour Master that signals of distress were being shewn in Jennycliffe Bay, and the motor life-boat Robert and Marcella Beck was launched at 5.10 A.M. A...

Channel Islands Welcome:

Date: Summer 1986

Volume: 50

Issue: 497

Channel Islands welcome: ,v/ Peter Port lifeboat crew were presented to Princess Anne bv the chairman of the branch. Guv Blampied (centre), when she visited Guernsey in May.

She is seen here talking to Crew Member Michael... - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Contributions Received from Branches During the Year Ended the 31st December, 1907

Date: May 1908

Volume: 20

Issue: 228

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Category: Branches

News

Date: Autumn 2002

Volume: 58

Issue: 562

A new boat on the coastA new lifeboat will enter the RNLI's fleet of lifeboats in 2003. The untrained eye may not be able to spot any difference between the new boat and the one it will replace, but the changes that have been made will...

Category: Articles

Tripper

Date: November 1909

Volume: 20

Issue: 234

During a fresh S.W. breeze on the 14th May it was reported that a vessel was on the S.W.

part of the Guufleet Sands, the steam Life-boat City of Glasgow therefore pro- ceeded to her assistance. On reaching the sands they...