AUTOMATIC PILOT To hold a set course in most conditions REPEATER COMPASS For easy reading and optimum siting ANCHOR WINDLASS 1,800 Ibs pull from 12-220 volt D.C. supply ELECTRIC CAPSTAN Push-button control of 1,000 Ibs pull DAVIT HOIST For...
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TRAWLER WAS LEAKING St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 12.15 p.m. on 7th July, 1964, the coastguard told the coxswain that the trawler Roseland, which had a crew of six, was leaking badly and needed help. There was a choppy sea with a fresh...
These men are about to undertake an eight mile underwater snorkel swim along the Tees between Yarm Bridge and the river road, Stockton. They are (I to r) Ian Turner, Bob Dodds, Richard Linton and Derek Saunders.
Of the 50... - View image in PDF
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12 February: Clifden Four experienced fish farmers were working at the mouth of Clifden Bay in Galway when a storm left them stranded and they called for assistance. The Clifden inshore lifeboat rode through huge...
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ON THE NIGHT of December 9, 1886, the German barque Mexico, bound from Liverpool for Guayaquil, Ecuador, with a general cargo and a crew of 12, was wrecked in the Ribble Estuary on the north west coast of England.
Three...
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Communities have naturally evolved on the coast due to their very proximity to the sea and the riches it brings. However, fluctuating demand, depleting natural resources and the discovery of new ones, have meant that coastal peoples have had...
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C class inflatable lands 112 passengers St Ives - South West Division The St Ives C class inflatable lifeboat can lay claim to some sort of a record after she ferried no less than 112 people ashore from local pleasure boats in a single...
After 3 years of fundraising, Angle’s new Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason is now on service at the Pembrokeshire station.
The fundraising was begun at grassroots level, with the launch of the Tamar4Angle appeal locally and...
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Rescuers rescued Dun Laoghaire's D class inflatable was involved in a service at the very limits for the class of lifeboat when she went to the aid of a capsized safety boat on 26 May 1993.
The inflatable had been on...
Skegness: A Balcar 105 helicopter was seen to crash into the sea, five miles east south east of Skegness, on the afternoon of Tuesday July 24, 1984. At 1306 Skegness's 15ft 6in D class inflatable lifeboat launched from the beach manned... - View image in PDF
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