COXSWAIN YVES SYLVESTRE HERVE, of the Criccieth life-boat Robert Lindsay. Born in Brittany, Coxswain Herve, who served in the French merchant navy from 1935 to 1941 and then in the Free French commandos, joined the Criccieth life-boat in...
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OCTOBER 17TH. - HOYLAKE , CHESHIRE. During the evening the lifeboat telephone messenger saw flares in the Hilbre Swash, bearing approximately 300° from the life-boat house, and reported them to the coastguard. Then, at 7.32 P.M., the...
BOTH tragedies occurred in Hertford- shire. The first was on life-boat day in St. Albans. A little girl had been sent out by her mother to do some shopping. She had a florin ready in her hand. At the corner of the road she met a life-boat...
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A LETTER written to the firm of Messrs.
Ransomes and Sims, of Orwell Works, Ipswich, and signed by seven members of the staff " on behalf of the Clerks, Foremen and Workmen of this estab- lishment " was published...
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Relief fleet - D ciass City of Peterborough A new D class lifeboat funded by money raised from a special appeal in the Peterborough area, and organised by the local Peterborough branch, was officially handed over and dedicated in a ceremony...
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At the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Tuesday the 18th day of March, 1862, The Right Honourable WILLIAM CUBITT, Lord Mayor of London, in the Chair, The following Report of the...
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THE LIFEBOAT Atlantic 21 lifeboat B- 589 James Burgess Funding: Gift of Mr and Mrs A Burgess THE CREW Helmsman Andrew Coe Crew members Philip Brenchley Adam Cowell WALMER LIFEBOAT STATION Established: First established 1856; closed 1912.<...
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12 MILE PASSAGE IN 30 KNOT WINDS Surfer saved by Atlantic after night search in severe weather The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum has been awarded to Nigel Sweeny, the helmsman of St Catherine's (Jersey, Channel Islands) lifeboat...
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Launches on service from 1st July to 3ist August, 1965, which resulted in the rescue of people in difficulties are described in chronological order below.
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 5.25 p.m. on 2nd July, 1965, a small...
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The announcement of two new classes of lifeboat, the Trent and Severn on 10 December 1992, made the year something of a landmark for the RNLI. The introduction of even a single lifeboat class, let alone two, is an achievement far greater...
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