Portrush, Co. Antrim. At 12.30 early on the morning of the 23rd of Decem- ber, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the tanker Johs. Stove of Oslo wanted to land a sick man and that her estimated time of arrival off...
STROMNESS, ORKNEY.—A small lobster fishing-boat, while out at sea to the west of Hoy Head on the morning of the 22nd April, was caught in a sudden gale from S.E. On the matter being reported to the Honorary Secretary, he at once despatched...
SHIP'S BOAT TAKEN IN TOW Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 12.15 on the afternoon of the 16th November, 1962, the coxswain informed the honorary secretary that a converted ship's boat was ashore on the rocks just outside the harbour...
ESCORT FOR COBLE IN ROUGH SEA Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th December, 1962, the harbour master informed the coxswain that a local fishing coble, Buena Fortuna, appeared to be in difficulties off...
(continued from page 135) service. During the past year £1,300 has been raised in Coventry, and the guild has planted a plane tree on one of the city's lovely greens to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the...
Category: Donations
During the recent Go/den Wonder promotion where money, in exchange for tokens from crisp packets, was donated to the RNLI, the pupils of Chennestone Middle School, Sunbury- on-Thames, collected 1,500 tokens. At a rate of 5p donated for every... - View image in PDF
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High speed response helps mine-damaged trawler to safetyThe fast response time of the high-speed Atlantic 21 was put to good use at Harwich last October when the honorary secretary of the station decided to make use of the rigid inflatable...
Half the power- but thiejob's still donenile some RNLI's services are carried out in extreme weather conditions the majority ' are more 'rotifine' but still require proven and reliable equipment in addition to a high...
OCTOBER 2 9TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. The fishing boat Patriot, with a crew of five, left in the early morning to take relief keepers to the Tuskar Rock Lighthouse. She had not returned by 8.30 that evening and anxiety was felt for...