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A Vessel (2)
Aith, Shetland*, and St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.—llth December. A vessel in difficulties off the Hebrides sent out a wireless message, but her position was not identified and as it was thought that she might be in the neighbourhood of...
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One man's courage A young man swept into the sea and crushed against rocks would surely have died were it not for the brave actions of lifeboatman Fergal Walsh. With no regard for the risk to himself he plunged into the sea to save the...
Britta
Dover, Kent. At 7.8 on the evening of the 15th of February, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that the Swedish motor vessel Britta of Helsingborg, which had been in col- lision with the Italian tanker Mirella d'Amico...
Cory Brothers & Co. Ltd
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Category: Advertisement
Tumbler
Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1957, the police reported that the yacht Tumbler, of Lytham, had been wrecked near the 14|-mile buoy in the Ribble Channel. The buoy had dragged several...
Lifeboat Lottery
Congratulations Once again RNLI supporters excelled themselves with the Lifeboat Lottery. The spring 2005 Lottery was the RNLI's highest earning Lottery ever, raising over £557,000. Many thanks to all of you who purchased tickets...
Category: Articles
Kate Cowie
MARCH 15TH. - ANSTRUTHER, FIFESHIRE.
At about 10.15 A.M. news was received through the coastguard that a fishing boat was on fire to the west of May Island.
A strong westerly breeze was blowing, with a...
Letters
COINS AND STAMPS 0 Many thanks for putting my article on coins and stamps in the October Journal. One small point is that we gave the prices as at September, 1972, whereas they were September 1971. As forecast, the common varieties have...
Category: Correspondence
Contents
THE LIFE-BOAT (Est. 1852) All editorial material submitted for consideration with a view to publication in the Journal should be addressed to The Editor, THE LIFE-BOAT, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1 (Tel. 01-730 0031). Photographs...
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Thorn Paul
Girvan, Ayrshire. —At 6.30 on the evening of the 16th of February, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that the local fishing boat Aurora had wirelessed that the fishing boat Thorn Paul, of Whitehaven, had lost her rudder about nine miles...