LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY NORWEGIAN STEAMER ALL NIGHT Thurso, Caithness-shire. At 7.10 on the evening of the 25th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Norwegian steamer Karen of Haugesund needed help off Dunnet...
Richard Hawkins joined Dover lifeboat crew in 1959; he was an assistant motor mechanic at Dover from 1974 before being appointed coxswain/ mechanic of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston in 1976.
He was awarded the thanks of the... - View image in PDF
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Bridlington, Yorkshire. — On her re- turn from the service to the John Watt, the life-boat remained in the harbour and was not returned to her house as the weather was getting worse and there were fishing boats still at sea.' At about 11...
Falmouth, Cornwall. On the after- noon of the 17th of May, 1959, the police at Falmouth informed the honorary secretary that a motor boat had lost her rudder and had struck a rock near Rosemullion Point. The life-boat Crawford and Constance...
With the traditional double-ended lifeboat now replaced by fast lifeboats at every one of the Institution's stations RNLI Naval Architect Keith Thatcher takes a look at two of the classes which dominated the Institution's...
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J ANUARY 2 4 T H . - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. The motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was launched at 12.35 P.M. in a strong S.E. wind, with a rough sea, to go to the help of seven local fishing boats, the Alex, North Star, Thankful, Dahlia,...
Blackpool, Lancashire.—At midnight on the 17th of June, 1954, the Formby coastguard rang up to say that the police had reported seeing two small boats, each with two men on board, off Bispham. The men were said to be shouting for help. At 12...
Torbay, Devon.—At 11.40 on the night of the 14th of July, 1957, the Berry Head coastguard telephoned to say a doctor had asked if the life-boat would put out to bring ashore a man who had fallen down a cliff at Shankham Point, as it would be...
Harwich: At 0630 on the morning of Friday June 8, 1984, Harwich's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat, John Fison, slipped her moorings to go to the aid of the 107ft schooner, Stina. Returning to Maldon from Amsterdam with nine people on board,... - View image in PDF
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Harwich: At 0630 on the morning of Friday June 8, 1984, Harwich's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat, John Fison, slipped her moorings to go to the aid of the 107ft schooner, Stina. Returning to Maldon from Amsterdam with nine people on board,...