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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen

Date: November 1932

Volume: 28

Issue: 312

To THOMAS PATTON, on his retirement, alter serving for 27J years as Coxswain of the Portrush Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension.

To MATTHEW GRUNNILL, on his retirement, after serving for 23J...

Category: Awards

None

Date: Autumn 1985

Volume: 49

Issue: 494

Father and son stranded FOUR MINUTES from the time the honorary secretary was alerted, Hastings' 16ftD class inflatable lifeboat was launched, manned by Helmsman Chris Cooper and Crew Members Graham Furness and Steven Martin. It was 1604...

Viking Deeps

Date: Winter 1950

Volume: 33

Issue: 353

Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—About half past four on the morning of the 15th of February, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a ship was showing flares off Bayble, seven miles from Stornoway. At 5.15 the life-boat William and Harriet was...

Bronze Medal Service at Appledore

Date: June 1935

Volume: 29

Issue: 322

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 46 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to May 31st, 1935 64,048 Bronze Medal Service at Appledore.

ON the...

Category: Services

Suzette

Date: 1941

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1941

JULY 11TH. - PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE.

At 5 in the morning the coastguard reported that a steam trawler was ashore and then that she was making distress signals, and the motor life-boat Julia Park Barry of Glasgow was...

Salvor and H.M. Destroyer Whirlwind

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 4TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. At 11.2 P.M. a confidential message was received from the Mersey Dock Board that H.M. Destroyer Whirlwind was ashore on the West Training Wall off C.14 Red Buoy. A S.E. breeze was blowing and the sea...

The 1993-Built Tobermory Boathouse.

Date: Autumn 2001

Volume: 58

Issue: 558

The 1993-built Tobermory boathouse. - View image in PDF

currently plagued with problems from a nearby sewer outlet.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Eclipse

Date: February 1896

Volume: 16

Issue: 179

PETERHEAD.—On the 28th March considerable anxiety was felt as to the safety of several fishing boats which had not returned, a whole gale having sprung up from E.N.E. accompanied by a tremendous sea. At 11 A.M. the Life-boat George Pickard...

Louisa

Date: November 1911

Volume: 21

Issue: 242

While the fishing cobles were at sea on the 3rd May a strong wind sprang up from the S.E. Ail the boats managed to land in safety, however, with the exception of one named the Louisa, which had been delayed in hauling in her gear. As the...

A Coble

Date: July 1857

Volume: 03

Issue: 25

On the 13th March an open boat was seen in ex- treme danger a mile to seaward of New- biggin Point. A south-east gale was blow- ing at the time, and there was a heavy surf on the beach. The life-boat was quickly manned, and on reaching the...