Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of 2nd March only one fishing boat—• the Provider—took the risk of going to sea, as the weather was bad and a heavy sea was breaking a long way outside the harbour entrance. It was decided to send the motor...
New Brighton, Cheshire. — At 1.55 early on the morning of the 18th of October, 1953, the Formby coastguard reported that the motor vessel Vitesse, of Delfzijl, Netherlands, had gone aground on the revetment near C.25 Black Buoy in the River...
Torbay, Devon.-—Early in the after- noon, on the 26th of September, 1950, the Berry Head coastguard reported a small motor boat apparently broken down. The occupants were waving to attract attention. At 2.5 the life-boat George Shee put out...
THE Hon. Mrs. V. M. Wyndham-Quin, wife of the deputy chairman of the Committee of Management of the Institution, laid the foundation stone of the boathouse at the new life-boat station being built at Kilcobben Cove in Cornwall on the 23rd...
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Duplex Craft has produced two versions of a 12th scale plastic kit for an Atlantic 21 lifeboat model based on the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Atlantic: one version is for a static model (price £24.95), the other for a working,... - View image in PDF
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Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to : FREDERICK J. WEBB, 27J years coxswain of the Weston-super-Mare...
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One of the gifts in answer to Coxswain Blogg'e appeal came with this letter: I am sending my pocket money to you this weeki so that you can help God to keep Bobby and John safe and all tie other children's Daddies safe. Love....
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CRIES FOR HELP Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 12.10 a.m. on nth December, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a police constable on duty near the Pier Hotel had heard cries for help which seemed to come from the...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At ten o'clock on the morning of the 16th of February, 1961, the mechanic informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Calvijn of The Hague was aground on Newton Point. At...
North Sunderland, Northumberland.— At seven o'clock on the morning of the 17th of December, 1955, the life-boat coxswain noticed a flashing light on the Inner Fame Island. He knew that two Trinity House men had been painting the...