Aberdeen.—At 12.20 in the morning of the 6th of November, 1951, the city police telephoned for help in rescuing people who were trapped by flood water at a caravan camp on the banks of the River Dee at Milltimber. A south-easterly gale was...
During the same fierce gale, on 9th July, the Life-boat at Totland Bay was called out. Shortly after midnight the Brooke Station reported that its Boat was being launched, and at 1.35 another message was received that a vessel three or four...
Coxswain Samuel Cunningham, who died at his home at the age of 54 on 3rd June, 1964, had a dual role which was unique in Ulster. He was former coxswain of the Portrush life-boat and was also town clerk of Portrush.
He was...
Category: Obituaries
SHOREHAM.—The fishing-smack Eaglet, belonging to Ramsgate, attempted to enter the harbour shortly before low water on the evening of the 23rd March and grounded on the bar. As the sea was breaking heavily over her, the Life-boat William...
Aground on the bar ON THE EVENING OF Wednesday July 11, 1984, a yacht, in difficulties in the estuary of the River Ribble, fired a red flare. She could be seen by the auxiliary coastguard at Lytham at anchor, and pounding in heavy...
HER Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, President of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, named the new Berwick-upon-Tweed life-boat William and Mary Durham on the 25th of July, 1957. The ceremony took place at Spittal harbour.
Category: Inaugurations
" Britain's Life-boats : The Story of a Century of Heroic Service." By Major A. J. DAWSON, with an Introduction by H.R.H. the PBI.VCE OF WALES, K.Gr., President of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, and a Fore- word by...
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On 22nd September, during a strong S.S.E. gale, the Bobert FitzStephens Life-boat was launched in answer to signals of distress from the schooner Violet, of Arklow, which was at anchor off Oourtown. On arrival alongside, the coxswain found...
Walmer, Kent. At 2.16 on the after- noon of the 31st of March, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a motor boat had the ketch Gratitude, of 70 tons, in tow and that the two boats were drifting towards the Goodwin...
FOR WESTON-SUPER-MARE station branch last August 21 was a day of double celebration because 1982 was its centenary year and also a new D class inflatable lifeboat, donated by Farnham branch, had come on station. So, at 7.30 that Saturday... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs