During a moderate S.W. to W. gale, with a heavy sea, a message was re- ceived at 7.15 P.M. on the 10th January that at 3.15 P.M. the fishing boat L'Arguenon, of St. Malo, was in diffi- culties. The crew of the Motor Life- boat Queen...
Th? 4Kfl bin Ouklrv class l./:nnl-(. 'tulgwimlifeboat - James anil Catherine Macfarlune - pulls ni n from her bouthousc itl Kilcobbcn Cove. Tin- l.i:urtl. The Minion, with its dramatic backdrop, was opened M HK/l I lit' Duke of... - View image in PDF
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(Below) Coxswain Dermot Walsh of Valentia was awarded the silver medal for the rescue of ten men from the motor vessel Oranmore in 1970.. - View image in PDF
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The Whitethorn morris dancers donated £25 to the RNLI after performing in the Harrow area last Boxing Day, a traditional busking day. They specialise in traditional north west clog morris dances.. - View image in PDF
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Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.30 on the morning of the 21st of September, 1952, the coxswain of the No. 1 life- boat reported that the motor pleasure launch Lady Margaret, of Middles- brough, had gone aground on the harbour bar. The tide was too...
The inshore lifeboat station at Cowes, Isle of Wight, joined the RNLI fold on 1 July.
The trustees of the town’s independent lifeboat service, which had been serving the community for 19 years, asked the RNLI to take on...
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by Dave Trotter The launch of Padstow's Oakley class lifeboat featured in many RNLI publications and posters, but this is the scene brought up to date as 47-002, relief Tyne class Sam and Joan Woods, is launched during the summer of J988... - View image in PDF
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(Right) The 52ft Arun lifeboat Sir William Arnold, second in her class, was sen! to St Peter Port in 1973.. - View image in PDF
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Torbay, Devon - At 8.45 p.m. on June, 1967, the coastguard and the honorary secretary conferred with regard to an unidentified 'Mayday' call which had been received. It was decided not tolaunch the life-boat until further information...
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—On the 5th May, at 11 P.M., the fishing smack Falcon, of Great Yarmouth, grounded on the North Sand close fo the entrance of the harbour, during an E.N.E. wind and a very strong sea. She exhibited flares, and signals were...