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Skin diver missing AT 1335 ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1987, Humber Coastguard informed the station honorary secretary at Fiamborough lifeboat station, that a skin diver was missing off Fiamborough Head.
He agreed to an immediate...
Liberian Thanks:
Liberian thanks: a January night in 1984 when St Peter Port, Guernsey, lifeboat managed to save nine men from a ship's lifeboat after their Liberian freighter Radient Med had sunk in a force 9 gale, led to a presentation in London in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Charlie Sharrod Has Been Coxswain of Hastings Lifeboat Since 1992.
Charlie Sharrod has been coxswain of Hastings lifeboat since 1992. He began his association with Hastings lifeboat in 1974 as a shore helper before joining the crew in 1983. He became second coxswain in 1987, has been an emergency mechanic... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
In This Issue
In this issue News 2 Letters 9 Feature From saving goals to saving lives 10 A football tournament on Bournemouth beach in the summer kicked off a fun day of fundraising 14 Lifeboats in action Amazing rescues - including accounts of one...
Category: Contents
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Category: Advertisement
The American Steamer Frederick Bortholde
DECEMBER 25TH. - STORNOWAY, ISLAND OF LEWIS. At nine in the morning the coastguard reported that an SOS had been received from a vessel ashore on Fladdachuain Island off the north of Skye, but that another vessel was standing by. A...
The S.S. Blair Devon, of Glasgow
FEBRUARY 23RD. - TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE.
At 12.15 in the afternoon the South Gare Lighthouse telephoned that a vessel was in difficulties 200 yards north-east of the lighthouse. A northerly gale was blowing and the sea was...
Two Royal Army Service Corps Motor Fishing Vessels
JUNE 4TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. At 7.45 in the evening the Needles Signal Station telephoned that pilots had reported two vessels ashore on the Shingles Bank. A moderate south-westerly gale was blowing and the sea was rough. At eight...
Services by Life-boats
Services by the Life-boats of the Institution and by Shore-boats during 1941 During the year life-boats were launched 747 times. Of these launches 481 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by the enemy or from other...
Category: Services
On distant shores ...
The golden sands of The Gambia wasn’t a place where proud RNLI supporter Robert Painter expected to find lifeguards flying our flag …
'My wife and I have recently returned from The Gambia...
Category: Articles