In 2002 the RNLI operated 43 Beach Rescue units and Beach Rescue lifeguards saved 22 lives. Across the South West they dealt with 867 major incidents. These figures are impressive, but statistics don't tell the whole story. To find out...
Category: Articles
Second Mechanic F. K. Neilson of New Brighton, lost his life on the 6th March, 1962, when he fell overboard from the New Brighton boarding boat.
The honorary secretary of the New Brighton station had issued instructions...
Category: Obituaries
JUNE MEETING PORTREATH, CORNWALL. At 9.10 in the morning of the 7th January, 1942, a coastguard saw a rubber dinghy in the sea one and a half miles N.W. of Portreath look-out.
A light northerly wind was blowing, with a...
Category: Services
On a lee shore INFORMATION from Ministry of Defence Police that a catamaran, Helen M, was anchored in a dangerous position off Pendine was received by Tenby Coastguard at 2110 on Wednesday October 7, 1981. Two of the catamaran's crew...
THE Annual Meeting of this Society was held on the 25th May last, at Willis's Rooms, under the chairmanship of his Grace the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, President of the Society. There were also present a large number of the friends and...
Category: Meetings
The Wells, Norfolk, inshore rescue boat in high spirits.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
MAY 13TH. - GALWAY BAY, AND FENIT, CO. KERRY. Three men, who had left Kilronan in a canoe, had been reported missing, but they reached land in County Clare.
- Rewards : Galway Bay, £13 16s. ; Fenit, £13...
Look out for RNLI textile collection bags coming through UK letterboxes this Summer. Fill them up with your unwanted clothes and Local Community Recycling Services Ltd will recycle them on our behalf.
A 5-month pilot and a...
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FEBRUARY 24TH. - SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL. An unknown vessel had been torpedoed, but only wreckage was found.- Rewards, £15 11s. 6d.
NOVEMBER 21ST. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported in distress, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £20 6s..