To WILLIAM MILLER, on his retirement, after serving 26 years as Coxswain of the Eyemouth Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To ALFRED BINDING, on his retirement, after serving 24 years as Coxswain of the...
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BIyth, Northumberland; Dunbar,'Haddingtonshire ; Buckie, Banffshire ; Lerwick, Shetland.—27th-31st January. The Russian steamer Irtysch, while bound from West Hartlepool to Leningrad had run into a severe gale and been driven north. She...
Clacton-on-Sea, and Walton and Frin- ton, Essex. At 5.10 on the afternoon of the 4th November, 1961, an antici- patory message was received at Clacton from the coastguard that two men in a local rowing boat were overdue. They had set out...
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the following pages for more reports:
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Coming to a place near you soonSometimes good advice can be difficult to swallow, especially if it's on a subject close to your heart. This, coupled with the fact that people generally don't actively go out and seek advice, can be a...
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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MAGAZINE Every Month Seascape brings to its readers a bright, well illustrated review of maritime matters designed to inform, educate and to enjoy. It is international in its approach and written to stimulate an...
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Rescues by IRBs in August were carried out by the following stations: Moelfre, Anglesey - At 4.55 p.m. on 8th August, 1966, a small boat was reported drifting out to sea off Moelfre island. The IRB was launched at 5 o'clock in a moderate...
Category: Services
CLARKE CHAPMAN M ARI N E A U X I L I A R I E S FOR LIFE-BOAT STATI O NS This illustrates one of our electrically driven winches as supplied to the Tynemouth Lifeboat Station for hauling up the life-boat.
Many other winches...
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FEBRUARY 3RD. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
The naval authorities had asked the life-boat to go out to look for a partly submerged waterlogged pontoon, which a shore-boat had found earlier in the day, but had been unable to tow...
Meet Clifton Close Harmony whose successful fortnight's tour of Torbay last summer netted £1,357 for the RNLI. The octet, made up from Anthony Newman, teacher at Clifton College, and seven pupils, most still recovering from... - View image in PDF
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