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Mary Roberts
After watching during the night, the coxswain of the Life-boat observed at 8 o'clock on the following morning a signal of distress, displayed from a schooner at anchor in the Bay. The wind was still blowing a heavy gale from N.N.W., and...
A Dinghy (2)
Dungeness, Kent. At 5.25 on the afternoon of the 23rd of August, 1958, the coxswain was informed that a dinghy with two people on board was in difficulties off Lade. One of the men was waving a red handkerchief attachedto a paddle. Five...
Glenwood
Ramsgate, Kent. — On the 6th of February, 1948, the motor barge Glen- wood, of Rochester, bound for Newport in the Isle of Wight, got into difficulties off Dumpton Gap. She was seen by the North Goodwin Light-vessel, which sent...
Dorothy
A dismasted yacht being seen off the North Foreland while a moderate gale was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 5th June, the Life-boat Frances Forbet Barton was launched at 5 P.M., and on reaching the vessel found she was the yawl...
Cover Picture
Coxswain Arthur Liddon of Dover joined the lifeboat crew in 1950. He became assistant mechanic in July 1952, second coxswain in April 1966 and coxswain/mechanic in 1967.
He was awarded the silver medal for gallantry for a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Dinghy (1)
Girvan, Ayrshire - At 12.20 p.m. on 21st September, 1969, the coastguardtold the life-boat coxswain that a distress signal had been seen from a small boat off Lendalfoot. The lifeboat Inbhear Mor, on temporary duty at the station, slipped...
Brighter Dawn
DECEMBER 7TH. - BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At daybreak five motor fishing cobles put out lobster fishing. They had not been away very long when the southerly wind increased and the seas became heavy. Two of the cobles got...
Fishing Boats
FRASERBURGH.—The fishing boats having been overtaken by a strong gale from the E.N.B., and a heavy sea on the 1st November, it was considered advisable to launch the. Life-boat Cosmo and Charles at 12.15 P.M., so as to encourage the crews...
Egremont
MARGATE.—On the evening of the 18th March the coastguards reported that a vessel off the Margate Sandhead buoy had just lost her foremast and gear, bnt was not showing any signal for assistance.
A strong gale was then...