Sun and the Moon control Time and Tide, be master TIDEMASTER MOONPHASE Chronometer accuracy * Luminised hands * Automatic Calendar Exact phase of the moon displayed Spring and Neap tides at i glance *Tide bezel* shows daily tides *...
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HOLYHEAD.—The three-masted brigantine Emerald, of Liverpool, was seen flying a signal of distress during a strong 8. gale and a rough sea on the morning of the 13th December. The Life-boat Thomas' Fielden was launched to the assistance...
MARINE A U X I L I A R I E S FOR LIFE-BOAT STATIONS This illustrates one of our electrically driven winches as supplied to the Tynemouth Lifeboat Station for hauling up the life-boat.
Many other winches of similar design...
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LIFE-SAVING COMPANY RESCUES TWO FROM CLIFFS Padstow, Cornwall. At six o'clock on the evening of the 17th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man and a woman were cut off by the tide at the foot of high...
TWO CASUALTIES TOWED TO SAFETY - CREW INJURED Tyne's 26-hour service in storm force winds Coxswain Kieran Cotter of Baltimore's relief Tyne class lifeboat has received the RNLI's Bronze Medal for Gallantry following a 26-hour...
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No. 7 Life-boat Area DIFFICULT RESCUE FROM ROCK THE Pwllheli life-boat and the Abersoch ILB, stationed on the Caernarvonshire coast, answered a call on 25th June, 1972, when two men in a motor boat were reported...
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Lady Hamilton would have approved! Bucklers Hard Boat Builders offer a comprehensive facility that includes a full repair & maintenance, custom build facility (power & sail), mobile crane up to 35 tons, summer & winter...
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At Scarborough recently, when the life-boat was called to the rescue of an airman, an army vehicle gave valuable help by towing her across heavy sand and into the sea. At Newcastle, Co. Down, when only 28 launchers could be mustered,...
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THE LIFE-BOAT.
Hark! an awful tempest Breaks upon the night.
Winds and waves are roaring: 'TSs a fearful sight! See the noble vessel, Wrecked upon the deep.
Many a heart is failing...
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At 1.15 P.M. on the 25th May the Chief Officer of Coastguard reported that a vessel was showing distress signals off Clogher Head. The crew of the Lifeboat Charles Whitton were assembled and the boat was promptly launched. She pro- ceeded...