Bridlington, Yorkshire. On the 12th of May, 1960, nine local motor fishing boats put to sea at four o'clock in the morning to enable the fishermen to attend to their crab pots. A fresh easter- ly wind was blowing, and during the morning...
An extract from The Life-boat, or Journal of the National Shipwreck Institution, July, 1854.
Ix the autumn of 1853, a new life-boat was stationed at Dover by the Dover Humane Society to replace their old one. This boat...
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Grace Darling's Coble at The North-East Coast Exhibition. - View image in PDF
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St David's Life-Boat Launches After The Naming Ceremony. - View image in PDF
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Below left: Carol Waikington with, the Sumner lifeboat P&O Nedlloyd Rescue. - View image in PDF
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Hastings, Sussex. At 11.55 on the morning of the 1st July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that there had been an explosion, followed by fire, on board a vessel about two and a half miles off the Fairlight estate....
75 Years Ago The following article appeared in the August, 1911, issue of THE LIFEBOAT:VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO NEWQUAY, CORNWALL.
FOK the second time within two years Newiniay has been fortunate enough to receive a...
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North Sunderland, and Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 10.10 on the morning of the 15th of February, 1951, several local fishing boats were seen in difficulties making for North Sun- derland harbour in a heavy swell and a light easterly...
SEPT. 2ND.- WICK, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.
At about 11.20 P.M. information was received from the coastguard that the trawler Navarre, of Grimsby, was ashore about five miles south of Duncansby Head. A fresh southerly wind was...
and photo (D) catches the moment when the casualty's crew arrive on deck and are waiting to be taken aboard the lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
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