Minehead, Somerset. At 10.40 on the morning of the 30th of March, 1961, the coxswain told the honorary secre- tary that he had seen a yacht dismasted about three-quarters of a mile north of Minehead. A moderate west-south-west- erly wind was...
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....
John Hartland, a helmsman of the D class inshore lifeboat at Withernsea, joined the lifeboat crew in 1987.
In 1991 he was awarded a Bronze medal in recognition of his high standard of seamanship and great courage, when on... - View image in PDF
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Swanage volunteers were rudely awoken at 5.25am one Sunday. Within just 10 minutes both station lifeboats were alongside a sinking vessel
On 9 October 2010, Swanage lifeboat and shore crews had...
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 7.14 on the evening of the 25th of June, 1958, the Foreland coastguard told the honorary secretary that a yacht was anchored in a dangerous position in heavy seas half a mile south-west of Sandown pier. At 7.26...
Sennen Cove's Rother class lifeboat Diana White tows Koo-She and her four-man crew to safety.
The size of the sea can be gauged from the yacht - a sizeable 44ft ketch - as can the difficulty of towing a casualty without... - View image in PDF
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HARDY MARINE +44 (0)1692 408700 www.hardymarine.co.uk Buy one, train many Congratulations to all our friends at the RNLI on the delivery of ‘Robert S Ellsmoor’ – their second Hardy Commodore 42 training vessel.
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High and dry on the Solway Firth From the shifting sand and mud banks of the Solway Firth, the grounded yacht Susiila radioed for help. It took a joint service by Workington and Silloth Lifeboats to locate the yacht and find a way to reach...
Night escort ANGLE LIFEBOAT, THE 46ft 9in WATSON CLASS, Richard Vernon and Mary Garforth of Leeds, launched on service at2148 on the evening of Saturday May 17, 1986, after a yacht had been reported to be suffering engine problems in gale...
(right) This dramatic shot, a 'grab' from a video, shows the immense seas running as Signature enters Tynemouth Harbour. The pier visible in the photo is on the south side of the entrance, which is directly astern of the... - View image in PDF
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