Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 5th of September, 1952, the weather worsened, and anxiety was felt for the safety of the local cobles Nellie and Rachel, which had been at sea since daybreak. At 8.30 the life- boat E.C.J.R....
READERS of The Life-boat will be familiar with the name of Mr. H.
Jenkins, the photographer of Lowestoft, as a number of his fine photographs of life-boat work, which he has generously allowed the Institution to use, have ...
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Douglas, Isle of Man.—During the afternoon of the llth March, 1939, a strong N.W. gale sprang up, with a heavy sea. Anxiety was felt for the local fishing smacks Useful and Manmn, which were at sea, and the motor lifeboat Manchester and...
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THE Sugar Manufacturers' Association (of Jamaica), Ltd., has once again awarded a case of rum to the life-boat crew which carried out the longest service during the winter months of 1955-56. The award has gone to the crew of the Arklow...
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At 3.30 p.m. on igth March, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a child on Inishere island with appendicitis would have to be taken to hospital on the mainland. The sea was too rough for any local boat to make the...
Paul Monaghan, a member of the British Sub-Aqua Club, swam twenty lengths of a pool, underwater, to raise £100 for the Wellington and District branch. No mean feat when you realise Mr Monaghan has been confined to a wheelchair for over... - View image in PDF
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