Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. At 6.32 p.m. on ist August, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a catamaran lay beached at Scratchells Bay near the Needles; her crew were flying a white shirt at the mast and she was apparently...
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Music to the RNLI's ears! Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan accompanist Mrs Jean Hancock tries to find the tune on a £500 cheque presented by the society's chairman Mr Gilbert Clayton to Mr Doug Reeves, honorary secretary of... - View image in PDF
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Amble, Northumberland. At 11.5 on the morning of the 27th of October, 1959, the honorary secretary was in- formed that the local coble Emulate was overdue from fishing. It was almost high water when, at 11.15, the life-boat Millie Walton...
When Woodley branch held its flag day in the local shopping precinct this year, they borrowed a model lifeboat from Windsor branch which created a great deal of interest, especially from the children.
On the same day Rupert... - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 30TH. - ABERDEEN. A 6.40 A.M. a message was received that the S.S. Lisbon had been torpedoed, and the lifeboat crew was asked to stand by. At 7.42 the No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance put out at 7.42 A.M., but she was asked to...
AT the Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the Committee of this Fund, held on the 17th January, and presided over by Mr.
CHAS. G. TURNER, C.B., Mr. CHAS. DIBDIN, the Honorary Secretary, reported that the number of the...
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On the 14th March, at 3.30 A.M., during a fresh breeze from N.E., the Bradford Life-boat and steam-tug Vulcan proceeded to the Goodwin Sands in response to guns and rockets from the Gull Lightship, and found the barque Surinam, of Amsterdam,...
Little Sophie Ramster looks rather overawed by the size of the task ahead of her in crossing the Shard Bridge! Photo Blackpool Evening Gazette. - View image in PDF
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(Above left) Torbay's new crew facilities in the south eastern corner of Brixham harbour. The station's Arun lies to a mooring in front of the building.. - View image in PDF
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