WALMER.—A telegram was received on ,he morning of the 3rd November, stating that a vessel was ashore in Pegwell Bay.A gale of wind was blowing from the S.S.W., with a heavy sea and squalls of rain. The Life-boat Civil Service No. 4 was...
Capsized dinghy ON THE AFTERNOON of Wednesday May 11, 1983, both lifeboats stationed at Eastbourne were launched to help the fishing vessel Dawn Anne, in difficulties with a broken fuel line 1 '/2 miles east of the lifeboat station; she...
LATE DRIFTING Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 1.4 a.m. on i6th October, 1963, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that he had heard a girl shouting for help near the harbour mouth. There was a moderate south-south-westerly...
DUNCANNON, WATEHFORD HARBOUR.— On the 3rd March, at about 1.15 P.M., a vessel was seen to be striking heavily on the Bar. The Life-boat Richard and Ann Warner was got out, but owing to the state of the tide, and to the wind being in a S.S.E....
12th October. A fishing smack was reported to, be ashore, but no trace of her could be found.—Rewards, £32 17s..
You'd be amazed at how far around the world support for the RNLI reaches. Employees of BAe Systems, who live in Saudi Arabia, attend a club, The Cage, which has raised a staggering £16,000 for the RNLI over the last eight years..<... - View image in PDF
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Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—1st July, 1939. A sailing canoe was thought to have been blown out to sea, but later it was learned that she had returned.— Rewards, £5 2s. Qd..
DECEMBER 29TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. A motor vessel was reported to be in need of help, and was thought to have been mined, but tugs towed her into Liverpool. - Rewards, £19 12s. 6d..
MONTROSE.—On the 27th of January, the No. 1 Life-boat Augusta rendered assistance to the barque Frida, of and for Christiania, coal laden, from Grangemouth, which had stranded on the Annat Bank in a strong W.S.W. gale and a rough sea. Five...
12th January. It had been reported that an aeroplane had come down in the sea. A thorough search was made, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..