Ramsey, Isle of Man. At 8.58 on the morning of the 28th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a collision had occurred between a tanker and a trawler off Point of Ayre. The tanker Auspicity of London had been...
WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—On the evening of the 15th April one of the most exciting scenes ever remembered was witnessed at Whitby. The fishing fleet had left port early in the morning, the weather then being generally favourable.
Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.—At 6.20 on the evening of the 22nd of Septem- ber. 1957, the coastguard passed on a report from the police that two people on board a yacht were in difficulties off the pier and were baling and signal- ling. The...
Early on the morning of the 3rd February the fishing fleet went to sea in fine weather, but about 9 A.M. the sea got up sud- denly and made the approach to the harbour very dangerous for small craft. Most of the boats had returned by then,...
Crew members pick the cruisersPoole lifeboat crew drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's lifeboat lottery at Poole lifeboat station on 27 April 2001.
The 93rd draw raised £245,000 and top prize, a luxury Canaries...
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Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 30th of Decem- ber, 1959, the life-boat R. A. Colby Cubbin No. 2 was launched to take pro- visions to the light-keepers on Chicken Rock lighthouse, who had been cut off for nearly...
At the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Committee of this Fund, held on the 18th inst., and presided over by Mr. Chae. G. Turner, C.B., Comptroller-General of Inland Revenue, Mr. Charles Dibdin, the Honorary Secretary, reported that the...
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Longhope, Orkneys.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th September, 1989, the life-boat station was informed by the coastguard that the steam trawler Commander Nasmith was ashore on the north sideof Stroma. A later message said that the vessel was ashore on...
On the night of the 10th of Novem- ber, 1955, the Newcastle, County Down, life-boat rescued the crew of four of a fishing vessel after six unsuc- cessful attempts. For a full account of this service, for which Coxswain Patrick McClelland has...
Patron - Her most gracious majesty the Queen.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.
—His GRACE THE DUKE or NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L.
Chairman —THOMAS BARING, Esq., HP., F.B.S...
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