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Four Herring Boats
On the 25th June the services of the Thomas Bewick were again called into requisition. Four of the herring boats belonging to the port were waiting for the tide to rise sufficiently for them to get into harbour, but in the prevailing...
Emily
On the 29th March the Life-boat Mark Lane was again called out, a small lugger, the Emily, of Gorleston, with two men on board, being observed with her mast and sail over the side. It was evident that she was not under control, herrudder, it...
Fanny Bailey
DUNDALK, Co. LOUTH.—On the 19th January, the schooner Fanny Bailey, of Dundalk, bound from Troon to that port with coal and iron, stranded on the bar during a gale from S.E. and heavy sea.
The Stockport Sunday School...
French Life-Boat Visitors
Four senior officials of the French Life-boat Institution, Vice-Admiral L. le Puth, Vice-Admiral F. Picard-Destelan, Rear-Admiral A. Roux and Engineer in Chief R. Avignon, spent two days with the R.N.L.I. on 14th/15th May, 1968.
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Category: Articles
Rnlb Foresters Future
RNLB Foresters Future, the 33ft Brede lifeboat stationed at Alderney for 12 months station evaluation trials, was named on July 19 at the RNLI Poole depot quay during Poole Open Days by Mrs Renee Roddie. After a demonstration trip, Mrs... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Nimble-Iki
TRIMARAN OVERDUE Broughty Ferry, Angus. At 3 p.m.
on 10th November, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a trimaran named Nimble-Iki was overdue.
There was a thick fog with a smooth sea...
A Small Boat (2)
17th August.
A small boat was in distress, but made land safely.—Rewards, £4 10s. Qd..
A Yacht (2)
19th September. A yacht ran ashore on Scroby Sands, but refloated unaided.
—Rewards, £9 13s..
None (5)
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. — 25th June.
Rockets were reported, but nothing could be found.—Rewards, £11..
Crew Member John Dew Torbay Photograph By Courtesy of Torbay Herald Express
Crew Member John Dew, Torbay. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Torbay Herald Express. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs