Norfolk maritime heroes and legends
by Mark Nicholls
Review by Carol Waterkeyn
Mark Nicholls is an awardwinning journalist with the Eastern Daily Press and a critically acclaimed defence correspondent...
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The recent sad accidents at Lytham and at Rhyl, by the upsetting of the life-boats stationed at these two places, are so calculated to destroy confidence in all life-boat: among those unacquainted with the exact circumstances of the case,...
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To MICHAEL F. HARDY, on his retirement, after serving for 27 years as coxswain and 4f years as second coxswain of the Eastbourne life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement allowance.
To...
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To WILLIAM SWANKIE, B.E.M., on his retirement after serving for 17f years as coxswain and 8| years as second coxswain of the Arbroath life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.
To LESLIE C. PENNYCORD...
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How you are likely to end up after competing in the 'Daft Raft Race' organised by Shetland branch of the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club in Lerwick Harbour. Crews and their craft in last May's race were judged for ingenuity, bravery... - View image in PDF
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LEAKING YACHT TOWED TO HARBOUR Cromer, Norfolk. At 7.35 on the morning of the 23rd September, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht anchored between East Runton and Cromer was leaking badly and needed a tow to...
Eastbourne, Sussex. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 23rd September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker British Aviator and the motor vesselCrystalJewel, both of London, had been in collision eight...
Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.15 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1958, the Deal coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a trawler was aground on Broadstairs Knoll, with another trawler standing by. The Dover life-boat Southern Africa,...
THE report of the committee set up to review the Marine Search and Rescue Organisation of the United Kingdom has now been published. Its publication was reported briefly in certain newspapers, but had little editorial...
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