COXSWAIN JOHN Fox and the young crew of the Shoreham life-boat have been awarded a framed letter of thanks, signed by the Chairman of the Institution, Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O., for the rescue of two people from a...
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Lifeboat tows yacht to safety of Dunkirk The Dover coxswain /assistant mechanic Anthony Hawkins and crew members David Pascall and Rodney Goldsack have been a warded the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum following an eight-hour...
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 4 p.m. on nth April, 1966, the coxswain informed the assistant honorary secretary that a small yacht was getting into difficulties in the bay. The coastguard was contacted, and after setting a watch they said...
16th June. A yacht thought to be in difficulties came in under her own power.—Rewards, £1..
14th August.
A stranded yacht refloated without help.—Rewards, £10 16s..
Poolc and Bournemouth, Dorset.—3rd October, 1938. Signals had been made by a yacht, but it was found that she was only signalling to another yacht.— Rewards, £31 Os. 6d..
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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - At 5.50 a.m. on I4th August, 1966, a yacht was aground on East Barrow sands. She was not showing any distress signals but in view of the weather conditions the lifeboat Edward and Isabella Irwin, on temporary duty at...
7th June. A yacht flew a distress signal, but other help reached her before the life-boat.— Rewards, £6 19s..
17th September. A yacht was in distress, but her crew were rescued by a fishing boat.— Rewards, £42 16s..