THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Henry Albert (Buller) Griggs, of Hythe, Kent. He was second cox- swain for two and a half years, and for over nineteen years has been coxswain; so that he has been an officer of the life-boat for...
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SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT TROON DECEMBER 6TH. - TROON, AYR-SHIRE During the afternoon a whole gale from the north-west was blowing, with a very heavy sea running and fierce squalls of hail. It was described as the worst on that coast for many...
Humbert Bryce David Cape, son of Crew Member David Cape and his wife Yvonne, was christened on board Humber lifeboat. - View image in PDF
The brass bell upturned in its stand used to be used to call out the crew at Spurn Point.. - View image in PDF
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Left to right: Mr J Evans, chairman Grace Darling Museum committee, HRH The Duke of Gloucester. - View image in PDF
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. Mrs Christine Bell, honorary curator Grace Darling museum.. - View image in PDF
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South Western Division Tanker aground GUERNSEY LIFEBOAT, the 52' Arun Sir William Arnold, had been called out at 2250 on July 14, 1975, to escort a fishing boat under tow into harbour.
She returned from this service at...
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(Above) Two of a set of six Gaelic coffee glasses (or wine glasses), made by Cavan Crystal Ltd. Each glass carries a different decoration: the RNLI house flag, crest, an ILB, 44' Waveney lifeboat and two... - View image in PDF
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THURSDAY, 4th June, 1908.
Colonel FITZ-ROY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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Exmouth, Devon.—At 8.29 in the evening of the 8th of October, 1948, the coastguard reported a message from the Budleigh Salterton police that a yacht was about a hundred yards off Budleigh Salterton beach in a heavy swell, and the motor life...
AMERICAN STEAMER AGROUND Falmouth, Cornwall. — Shortly after 1.0 in the morning of February 1st, 1947, information was received from the coastguard that a steamer in the harbour was showing signals of distress.
A south-east...