Watching over them A still from the RNLI's cinema advert superimposed on Rick TomJinson's-action photo of Fishguard's Trent class Blue Peter VII. - View image in PDF
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FROM IST JANUARY TO 16-rn APKIL, 1874.
John and Jenefer, fchooner, of Fowey 5 Mary, smack, of Grtmsby 6 Jessie, schooner, of Blylh 6 /Via, barqne, of Blyth— Saved vessel and crew 11 EXKX. brig, of...
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Presentation of North Sunderland station branch's 150th anniversary vellum was made last November by the Duke of Northumberland (r. of vellum) at a gathering of crew, branch and guild members at Hamburgh Castle Hotel, Seahouses. The... - View image in PDF
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REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.—On the 26th October, 1859, the coble Isabella, of Hartlepool, was seen in great danger off Redcar, the wind blowing a strong gale from N. by W., and a heavy sea running. The Institution's Redcar life-boat went off to...
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Tim Vincent is presented with a memento of the naming of Blue Peter V by Adam Simms and Caroline McVea.. - View image in PDF
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Shortly after midnight on the 8-9th August, the Coxswain was informed by the Coastguard that a fishing-boat was ashore on the rocks behind Keith Inch.
There was a heavy sea running with a strong N.W. breeze at the time, and...
WHEN the Prince of Wales visited Hastings on 6th April to open the White Rock Pavilion and the new Promenade, he went aboard the Life-boat which was drawn up outside the Life-boat House. Beside the House the fishermen had built a remarkable...
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DURING December life-boats went out on service 40 times and rescued 60 lives.
PROPELLER FOULED, ANCHOR CHAIN BROKEN Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—At five o'clock on the evening of the 1st of December, 1950, distress signals...
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(Below) Lifeboat house isolated in wild seas as the pier on either side falls before the storm. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of The Daily Telegraph. - View image in PDF
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Girvan, Ayrshire, and Campbeltown, Argyllshire.—About five o'clock on the morning of the 22nd of December, 1952, the Portpatrick coastguard tele- phoned the Girvan life-boat station that the S.S. Margareta, of Lovisa, Finland, had run...