The crew of the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II were assembled at 9 A.M. on the 27th February, as several fishing boats were at sea, and conditions were getting bad. At noon a S.E. gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. One of the boats...
At about 11 P.M. on the 4th December, the alarm guns were fired, on account ofthe danger to a vessel, which, however, disappeared before any assistance could reach her. The Forester Life-boat went to the supposed position of the wrecked...
(left) The lifeboat, the first fibre reinforced composite boat to enter RNLI service, alongside the depot quay for the ceremony. - View image in PDF
(photos courtesy Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
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The Marie Moller off Holyhead, 22nd March, 1937 (See opposite page.). - View image in PDF
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PORTHOUSTOCK. — Intimation having been received that a large steamer had struck on the Levellers Bocks, at about two o'clock on the morning of the 27th January, the erew of the Life-boat Charlotte were summoned, the boat waslaunched, and...
MAJOR JAMES DISLEY has been ap- pointed District Organizing Secretary for the north-west of England. Major Disley, who is aged 43, was educated at the Sorbonne and Louvain Univer- sity. He served in the Intelligence Corps and later in the...
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Naming and dedication Ceremonies Relief Fleet- Arun class Duke of Atholl The City Chambers at Dundee became the scene of great activity on Saturday 12 May 1990 when the Duke of Atholl's private army disembarked from buses and tuned their...
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At 1.20A.M. on the 16th April the Coastguard reported that a vessel was ashore on the Brigg, and the Life-boat Hollon the Third was launched to help her. She found the vessel was the steamer Eglantine, of North Shields, bound for Havre with...
Atlantics join forces to save yacht crew on Chichester Bar The Institution's Bronze medal for bravery has been awarded to crew member Graham Raines of the Hayling Island lifeboat crew following a very difficult rescue involving two...
An Impressive Lineup At Skegness. - View image in PDF
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