Falmouth, Cornwall.—At 5.45 in the evening of the 21st of June, 1950, the Porthscatho coastguard telephoned that the local motor pleasure boat MacCoy needed help. A quarter of an hour later the life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood,...
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Exmouth, Devon-At 1.45 a.m. on 3rd June, 1968, the coastguard reported that a motor boat from Dawlish with two people on board was overdue from a fishing trip. The life-boat Michael Stephens slipped her moorings at 2.15. It was two hours...
Arbroath, Angus - At 10.56 p.m.
on 6th February, 1967, red flares werereported to have been seen about five miles south of Arbroath. The life-boat The Duke of Montrose was launched at 11.6 in a calm sea. It was an hour...
UNSEATED THEN TREATED At 7.30 p.m. on 9th January, 1964, a local doctor told the honorary secretary that a young woman who had fallen from her bicycle needed hospital treatment. As no other boat was available the life-boat Mabel Marion...
Arldow, Co. Wicklow. At 10.25 a-mon I3th September, 1964, an official of the Irish Lights Office telephoned the honorary secretary to request that the master of the Arklow lightvessel be brought ashore to see his mother, who was dangerously...
A new Atlantic 21 lifeboat was handed over at Queensferry, Firth of Forth, on August 29, 1981. The gift of Major Basil R. F. Mac Nay in memory of his mother, Mrs Constance MacNay, she was received on behalf of the RNLI by Mr W. F. G. Lord,... - View image in PDF
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Captain of the darts team of The Swan public house at Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Jimmy Richens, looks remarkably sharp eyed considering this photograph was taken during a gruelling 24-hour marathon in aid of the local RNLI branch. The marathon... - View image in PDF
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