Ox the afternoon of Saturday, the 17th of November. 1956, a man who lived at Portland in Dorset. Mr. H.
W. Wilkinson, went out in his 20-feet motor boat Hilda Mari/ from Castletown and made for Portland Bill, where he...
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HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, who celebrated her eightieth birthday this year, has been concerned with the RNLI for more than a third of its history, for her active support of the lifeboat service goes right back to the...
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From Once a Week.—New Series.] THE LIFE-BOAT.—BY E.DUNCAN.
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JANUARY 24TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 12.5 in the afternoon a fisherman telephoned from Melvick that a fishing boat was in distress about seven miles east of Port Skerra, and the motor life-boat...
All over the country, often far from the sea, members of a special RNLI team are saving young lives.
They are not launching lifeboats or plunging into rough water - but they need to be brave enough to stand up in front of a... - View image in PDF
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A PLEASANT ceremony took place at Cromer on the 23rd May, 1962, when Earl Howe, Chairman of the Committee of Management, unveiled a memorial to the great Cromer coxswain, Henry Blogg. The memorial takes the form of a bronze bust and bronze...
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.—At 2.45 A.M., on the 13th March, the Coast- guard reported by telegram that flares were being burnt off Porthcurnow, close to the shore. The Life-boat Ann Newbon was launched, and when near Porth- curnow they observed a flare. They ...
WALMER.—A telegram was received on ,he morning of the 3rd November, stating that a vessel was ashore in Pegwell Bay.A gale of wind was blowing from the S.S.W., with a heavy sea and squalls of rain. The Life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was...
Dr Peter Davy Photograph by courtesy of George E. Gregory.. - View image in PDF
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