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The Annual Meetings The RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Annual Presentation of Awards for 1997 will again take place in the Barbican Hall, London.
The meetings will be held on Thursday 15 May, the AGM at 1130 and the...
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Mystery
CAISTER.—On the 6th November, flare lights having been seen in the direction of the Cross Sand, the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden proceeded out, and found the fishing-smack Mystery, of Great Yar- mouth, just off the sand. She was partly...
Mary, of South Shields
SCABBOBOTJGH.—During a severe storm on the 28th October, at about 9.30 A.M., the brig Mary, of South Shields, in trying to make the harbour, was driven by the wind and heavy sea on the shore. The Life-boat Lady Leigh was launched, and, after...
Christine
Information was brought to the Lifeboat Station at 7.30 A.M. on the 18th February that a schooner was ashore close to the new entrance of the North Esk Kiver, about 3\ miles N., in Montrose Bay.
The Life-boatmen were at...
Fjeldgutten
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—At about 7.30 P.M., .on the 19th August, during a N.
wind with considerable sea, the Mark Lane Life-boat went out in response to signals for assistance shown by the St.
Nicholas Light...
Queen, of Youghal
On the 10th February the brigantine Queen, of Youg- hal, was endeavouring to enter this har- bour during a very heavy gale from the N-W, On rounding the pJer-iaad she Jet go an anchor, but the cable parted, and she drifted about a mile...
Ruth of London
On the 17th Octo- ber, the brig Ruth, of London, went ashore on Saunton Sands during squally weather.
The George and Catherine life-boat put off and rescued the crew of 9 men. The cap- tain of the vessel communicated to the...
Allegro
PORT EYNON, GLAMORGANSHIRE. — During a strong S.W. gale and heavy sea, on the morning of the 25th February, a vessel was observed to bedrifting apparently in a helpless condition.
The crew of the Life-boat A Daughter's...
Northern Star and Lord Londesborough
About 8 o'clock on the morning of the 6th January the wind increased and the weather became very bad, which caused considerable anxiety for the safety of some of the cobles which had left for the fishing grounds earlier in the morning....
Ellington
At 5.30 A.M. on the 18th February it was reported that signals of distress were being shown by a vessel ashore at Sand's Head. The crew of the Life-boat Queen Victoria were at once summoned and the Life-boat was launched. The steamer...