THE presentation to Miss Alice Brown, vice president of the Caister on Sea ladies' life-boat guild, of a silver badge has created something of a record. For her family now holds one gold badge and three silver...
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Flamborough, Yorkshire. At 2.45 on the afternoon of the 30th of September, 1958, the coxswain told the honorary secretary that two local fishing cobles were at sea. As the weather was deteriorating, the life-boat Friendly Forester was...
IN 1939 the number of launches on service and the number of lives rescued were both the largest in the history of the Institution.
There were 685 launches, that is 200 more than the 485 launches in 1938, which was up to...
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Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire. At 8.55 on the evening of the 28th of March, 1961, the coastguard passed on to the honorary secretary a report from the Preston pilot cutter that the Nor- wegian cargo vessel Christian was aground on...
WHITSTABLE, Sunday January 19, 1986: a 24ft fishing boat, Duke Senior, with a party of anglers on board ran aground outside the harbour in a strong westerly force 9 gale. She was later re-floated by the rising tide and at 1417 she was... - View image in PDF
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The Walmer life-boat and wrecks of American ships. - View image in PDF
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From a photograph by Mr. Amos Burg, of Portland, Oregan, U.S.A.. - View image in PDF
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SKERRIES, Co. DUBLIN.—On the 14th October the schooner William, of Dublin, bound from Swansea to Ardrossan with a cargo of coal, and having a crew of five men, sought shelter in Skerries Bay from stress of weather, the wind at the time...
Ramsey, Isle of Man. At 6.15 on the evening of the 5th May, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that a boy had fallen over the cliff at Maughold Head and later asked for the life-boat. At 6.35 the life-boat Frank and...
Whitby, Yorkshire. On the morning of the 17th October, 1961, the local fishing fleet were at sea when a north- north-westerly gale sprang up. The life- boat Mary Ann Hepworth was launched at 11.45 in a very rough sea two hoursafter high...