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Bridlington, Yorkshire.—At 9.36 on the morning of the 20th of December, 1950, the coastguard reported a sailing barge showing distress signals in the North Bay. At 10.10 the life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield, was launched in a moderate...
The S.S. Don
Humber, Yorkshire.—At 9.45 on the night of the 21st of January, 1952, the Spurn Point coastguard telephoned that the S.S. Don, of Goole, which was at anchor half a mile west of the Middle Light Buoy, had reported that her second officer had...
Clacton Co-Operative Band Was Just One of the Attractions on Clacton Pier for a Highly Successful 'Charity Nile' Last June Free Rides on the Funfair Cabaret and Two Fre
Clacton Co-operative Band was just one of the attractions on Clacton Pier for a highly successful 'Charity Nile' last June. Free rides on the funfair, cabaret and two free dolphin shows helped to make the evening a success. More than... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Top Photo: the RNLI Also Bestows Awards to Other Recue Organisations
Top photo: The RNLI also bestows awards to other recue organisations or members of the public for acts of bravery Claran Doyla of the Carda Underwater unit was awarded the RNLt's Bronze Medal for a harrowing rescue of three people from a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (13)
APRIL 13TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but a high-speed launch from Fleetwood picked up the five survivors. - Rewards, £13 19s. (See Millom, “Services of Auxiliary Rescue-boats,” page 66...
An Aeroplane (13)
APRIL 18TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew of two were lost and a fishing boat picked up their dinghy.- Rewards, £4 13s..
George, of Lowestoft
At daybreak on the morning of the 12th December a brig was observed on her broadside off this station, with her crew of 6 men in their boat, a short distance from the vessel. There was a heavy surf breaking on the shore at the time, and,...
The S.S. Ardachy
Troon, Ayrshire.—At 6.15 on the night of the 28th of December, 1949, the Troon pilots telephoned that the Irvine pilots had reported a steamer ashore on the north side of Irvine Bay.
At 6.40 the life-boat Sir David Rich-...
An Aeroplane's Dinghy (3)
NOVEMBER 12TH. - PORT ERIN, ISLE OF MAN. Five men from an aeroplane were adrift in a rubber dinghy, but they were picked up by a steamer. - Rewards, £35 13s..
An Amphibious Tank
DECEMBER 13TH. - APPLEDORE, DEVON.
An amphibious tank had got into difficulties, but her crew were rescued by a launch. - Rewards, £7 7s..