GROOMSPORT, Co. DOWN.—On the 16th June, while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.W., accompanied by a very heavy sea, a message. by telephone was received from Bangor stating that assistance was needed by distressed vessels. The Lifeboat...
Augustine Courtauld Can we please hear a bit more about 'the well known explorer' Augustine Courtauld, after whom the new Poole lifeboat has been named?—N. L.
STEWART, LIEUT.-CDR., RN, at RAF Staff College,...
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A small yacht was observed on the West Hoyle Bank soon after midday on the 4th August with a signal flying denoting that they required assistance. The crew were assembled and the Life-boat H. G. Powell launched. There was a moderate W.N.W....
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NOKTH DEAL.—On the 17th September a strong gale blew from S.W., the sea was very heavy, the weather was thick and rain was falling. At about 2 P.M., a vessel was sighted on the south part of the N.W. Goodwin Sands, the crew of the Life-boat...
Dungeness, Kent. — At 9.15 on the morning of the 29th of October, 1950, the Ramsgate coastguard reported that the motor cruiser Cambrian had asked for the help of the life-boat; and at 9.23 the Charles Cooper Henderson was launched...
Journey's end: A team of eight runners, with a back-up team of four, all from 414 Tank Transporter Unit of the Royal Corps of Transport stationed near Salisbury, completed a marathon run along the Welsh coast from Cardiff to Flint in... - View image in PDF
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Aberdeen Arun: Aug 28, Sep 11 and Oct 4 D class: Aug 28, Sep 11 and Sep 27 Aherdovey Atlantic 75: Sep 11 Atlantic 21: Aug 6. Aug 9, Aug 14, Aug 15 (twice), Aug 21 (three times) and Sep 5 Abersoch Atlantic 21: Aug 9. Aug 15, Aug 17. Aug 18....
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Survivors cling to upturned hull Selsey's Tyne class lifeboat City of London was called to the rescue of three Dutch sailors on 2 June 1993 when their 34ft yacht lost its ballast keel and capsized off Selsey during a fierce squall in the...
Expenditure in 1942 was £291,486. That was £12,261 more than in 1941, but much less than in a year of peace. The reason is that while in the last year of peace 16 new motor life-boats were sent to the coast, last year not one - out...
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