JUNE 11TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
An SOS from a vessel east of the Orkneys had been reported, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £12 15s..
NOVEMBER 9TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
An airman was reported to have baled out, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £15 12s..
SEPTEMBER 6TH . - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN. Two Hurricane aeroplanes had collided, and an airman had baled out, but he was picked up by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £2 10s..
Margate, Kent.—28th September. A sailing vessel was reported, by an airliner, to be in distress, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £5 15*. Gd..
Well known at Falmouth, Mr. Charlie Brown, who was an officer on the life-boat for over 38 years, has died at the age of 74. He spent 13 of them as coxswain..
Category: Obituaries
Bangor's IRB crew (note crew member, left, with VHP equipment) at speed. - View image in PDF
An IRB has been stationed there since 1965.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
April 1987 Captain Olaf Bjornstad, ex-Secretary General of the Norwegian Lifeboat Society. He was appointed an honorary life governor of the RNLI in 1972..
Category: Obituaries
Token of thanks - Brighton lifeboat helmsman. Richard Pearce. presents John McCarthy with an honorary Ofkhort membership with thanks for all his work on the new RNLI video.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
OCT. 31ST. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
An observation balloon was seen floating in the sea, but it was picked up by a fishing coble. - Rewards, £7 15s. 6d..
MAY 3RD. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. Two boys in a rubber dinghy were missing, but they were picked up by an air-sea rescue launch. - Rewards, £17 8s..