Dispatches ’Twas the season … Thousands of RNLI volunteers around the UK and Republic of Ireland were on call over the recent holiday period. It’s too early for 2006 statistics, but from Christmas Eve 2005 to 2 January 2006 volunteer...
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OCT. 13TH. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. The coastguard had reported a message from the R.A.F. that a flying boat had come down approximately fifty miles to the west of Scilly Isles, but shortly after the life-boat was launched she was...
David Steenvoorden has been a full-time crew member of Humber lifeboat since 1990.
Dave joined the inshore lifeboat crew at Cleethorpes in 1987, and in 1990 was awarded a Bronze Medal in recognition of his courage,... - View image in PDF
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CREW TAKEN OFF DISMASTED YACHT Redcar, Yorkshire. At 12.40 on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1962, the coastguard informed the motor mechanic that a small yacht appeared to be in difficulties a mile and a half northeast of Saltscar buoy....
Redcar, Yorkshire. At 4.25 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties off Skinningrove. At 4.30 the life-boat City of Leeds was launched on an ebbing...
DANGEROUS TO APPROACH Montrose, Angus. At 4.52 p.m. on 26th April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing vessel Leandra of Montrose had broken down off Marywell and was in danger of being blown on to the rocks...
ST MARY'S, ISI.KS OK sciu.v, Saturday July 26, 1986: the crew of the 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Duchess of Kent, on temporary duty at St Mary's, assembled, ready to launch, after Falmouth Coastguard telephoned to say that a... - View image in PDF
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On March 4th., the I2ist. birthday of the. Life-boat Service, Lord Winster, a member of the Committee of Management, made an appeal for it on the air.
This appeal was "The Week's Good Cause" in the home...
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AUGUST 2 1ST. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. At 6.24 P.M. the R.A.F. asked for the help of the life-boat to search for an aeroplane off Porthysgaden, and the motor life-boat M.O.Y.E. was launched at 6.51 P.M. A light westerly breeze was...
Five lifeboats in long search for lost fishermen Newcastle, Co. Down's, Oakley class lifeboat Jane Hay and Portaferry's Atlantic 21 Blue Peter V took part in long searches for the two crewmen from a fishing boat Silver Quest which...