Jan. 4.—The crew of a Coastguard boat put oft' from Bognor, Sussex, and saved the crew of four men, and a female passenger from the schooner Elizabeth Curry, of London, which stranded at Middleton Point, during a strong S.E. wind, a...
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SEAHAM, DURHAM.—Towards midnight on the 31st Dec., 1898, signals of distress at sea were observed off this place, and when the New Year broke, the Life-boat SJcynner was on her way to render help to the vessel which had displayed them. The...
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THE hundred and twelfth Annual Meeting of the governors of the Institution was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, at 3 P.M. on Wednesday, 6th May. Some 1,800 people were present.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., as...
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THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 124 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 48 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to February 14th, 1935 - 63,938 The King and the Life-boat Service.
By...
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OCTOBER 11TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS.
At 9.15 in the evening the naval authorities asked, through the coastguard, that the life-boat should go to a vessel showing signals of distress west of Papa Stour. A strong W.S.W. breeze...
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THEIR LIFE-BOATS.
XLVII. GUERNSEY. The John Lockett, 32 feet by 7 feet 8 inches, 10 oars.
XLVIII. ALDERNEY. The Mary and Victoria, 33 feet by 8 feet 6 inches, 10...
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Stations, fetes, flagdays. They are all potential sources of income and the volunteers respond as they always have done - don the oilskins and go for it!. - View image in PDF
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Ramsgate, Kent - At 12.5 a.m. on 16th August, 1968, the east pier watchman informed the coxswain that the yacht Ten Ten was aground on the harbour bar. The life-boat Michael and Lily Davis slipped her moorings at 12.18 in a strong westerly...
LOUD thundered the breakers on the dark Atlantic shore, Ihe sky was mantled in the shroud of starless night, The lightning flash'd, and thunder roar'd, 'Midst the howling wind and hurricane's...
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This series of IRB photographswas taken by David Harwood on 4th April, 1969,when the Exmouth, Devon, IRB rescued two men whose rowing boat had been swampedat the south endof Western Way.
The two men were suffering from... - View image in PDF
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