On 27 May, Aberdovey lifeboat crew faced a 4m breaking swell in their B class Sandwell Lifeline to rescue a windsurfer who was drifting out to sea in force 6 conditions.
He was spotted by someone on the shore. Crew Member...
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Two walkers out for a Saturday stroll on 5 December spotted a drifting oyster punt, with someone struggling in the water nearby.
When Falmouth lifeboat crew arrived, onboard their B class Eve Pank, they went into the water...
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Eight teenagers tried to walk from Pembrey Country Park to Burry Port Railway Station on 19 March and became stranded. One called a parent and was advised to stay put and wait for rescue. The parent dialled 999 and soon police, coastguards...
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19 July: Blackpool, Lancashire When a dog got into difficulty near Blackpool’s North Pier, the lifeboat crew launched in their D class and brought the pet to safety, much to the gratitude of its owner. As well as...
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FOR MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED YEARS the Corporation of Trinity House, with its headquarters on Tower Hill, London, has been concerned with the safety of shipping, the progress of navigation and the welfare of seamen. Despite its venerable age,...
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CAISTER.—Signal guns having been fired by the lightships, the Caister No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden was launched at3 P.M. on the 10th January during a W.
wind and a very thick fog, and sailed to the south part of the Middle...
TROON.—A terrific gale of wind from W. to N.W. suddenly sprung] up on the morning of the 1st November, and while the storm was at its height the schooner Roe Cliff, of Skene, bound from Porsgrund, Norway, for Troon, with a cargo of deals and...
Soathend.on - Sea, Essex.—At 2.20 P.M. on the 10th November, 1937, a message was received that a boat abouta mile west of the Nore Light was flying a distress signal. A very squally N. wind was blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor...
How each £100 of the Institution's Income was obtained in 1935.
£ s. d.
36 16 0 _« __«H_«. » Subscriptions, Donations, and Life-boat Days.
35 6 0...
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