CRAB BOAT AIDED Cromer, Norfolk. At 9 a.m. on 2pth June, 1964, the crab boat George William was seen by the coxswains of the two lifeboat stations to be adrift with a fouled propeller one mile south-east of Cromer.
The crab...
APRIL 1 ST. - TORBAY, DEVON. At 11.53 P.M. on 31st March, a message was received from the resident naval officer at Brixham that a boat from H.M.S. Pomerol with men on board was adrift outside the harbour. A fresh S.S.E. gale was blowing,...
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Thirty odd years ago it was my duty and my privilege to act as escort to Sir Godfrey Baring, K.B.E., then Chairman of the Royal National Life-boat Institution, on his frequent visits to the North West District and, at a later period, to...
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THE RIGHT Hon. G. J. GOSCHEN, M.P., FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, rs THE CHAIR.
Moved by The Eight Hon. a.
J. GOSCHEN, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty.
Seconded by Sir COURTENAY BOYLE...
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GIRL WITH FRACTURE At 2.30 p.m. on 4th September, 1965, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a young girl with a fractured arm needed to be conveyed to Inishmaan Island to catch the mail boat, which would take her to the...
Walmer, Kent. At 8.56 on the even- ing of the 21st of September, 1958, the Deal coastguard told the honorary secretary that two red flares had been seen four to five miles south-east of the look-out. At 9.5 the life-boat Charles Dibdin...
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Four incidents near New Brighton Lifeboat Station saw RNLI volunteers put their casualty care training into action during Wirral’s Giant Spectacular in October. As a giant puppet marched through the town, onlookers who took accidental...
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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex- At 11.26 a.m.
on 27th March, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor launch appeared to be in trouble.
There was a strong gale from the west south...