Bronze Medal Coxswain Albert Sutherland of Fraserburgh for the service to the fishing vessel Hope Crest on 16 February 1997 - see this issue of Tht Liteboit for a full report of the service. - View image in PDF
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A team representing the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Junior Organisation (RICS JO) recently attempted the three peaks challenge - climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and... - View image in PDF
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Crew Members Phil Cowie, Jason Coombes and Nick Prout watch from the lifeboat while Jonathon Whitfield and his sister, Julie White, pour champagne over the bows during the naming ceremony Photo: Mike Lang. - View image in PDF
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MAY 29TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
At 7.47 at night the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was sounding distress signals by whistle. A light east-north-east wind was blowing, with a slight sea and fog. The motor life-boat K.B...
HAULING-OFF WAKPS TO LIFE-BOATS.
To the Editor of the Life-Boat Journal.
SIR, THE Committee of the Southwold Branch of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION have requested me to seek, through the medium...
Category: Correspondence
DECEMBER 7TH. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by the naval authorities. - Rewards, £15 12s..
MARCH 10TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM. A vessel had grounded on the Longscar Rocks, but with the weather improving the crew decided to remain on board. - Rewards, £10 13s.
some r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e v i e w e d THE STORY OF THE PWLLHELI LIFEBOATS (1891-1991) by Jeff Morris THE STORY OF THE FRASERBURGH LIFEBOATS by Jeff Morris Both published by Jeff Morris at £2 including p&p The...
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FEBRUARY 20TH. - TYNEMOUTH, AND CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 8.13 in the morning the honorary secretary at Tynemouth had a telephone call from the Port War Signal Station that one of H.M. trawlers had struck a mine...
LIFEBOAT BUMPS OVER SAND TO STRANDED YACHT Four saved from yacht aground in heavy sea and swell A service by the Walton and Frinton lifeboat to a yacht aground with four people on board has earned the coxswain a letter of thanks from the...
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