WHALER HAD CAPSIZED Gourdon, Kincardineshire. At 11.35 a.m. on 28th July, 1964, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a navaltype whaler had capsized off the Todhead lighthouse, throwing the six occupants into the sea. The tide had...
At 11.5 a.m. on 2yth February, 1967, it was indicated that concern was felt for six fishing boats which were still at sea in rapidly deteriorating weather conditions. There was a gale from the south south east with a very rough sea.
Galway Bay - At 4.35 p.m. on 6th March, 1967, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that a patient on Inishere Island had acute appendicitis and needed to be taken to hospital. The life-boat Mabel Marion Thompson slipped her...
A rugger match (below) between the Golden Hart Irresponsibles and the Floating Bridge Sludgers was one of the uproarious events by which West Country Watney taverns and innkeepers raised money to pay for radar and DF aboard Yarmouth's... - View image in PDF
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Philip Denham, helmsman of one of Blackpool's two D class lifeboats, joined the crew in 1977.
He was awarded a bronze medal in 1988 for gallantry in recognition of the courage, skill and determination he displayed... - View image in PDF
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With deep regret we record the following deaths: Please Note Regretfully, only coxswains and branch and guild officials with a minimum of 10 years service can now be accepted for inclusion in the Obituaries column of THE...
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A D class Mark IV Zodiac lifeboat with twin outboard engines funded bv a gift in memory of Stella Ruthven- Sluart was handed over at St Abbs on April 4, 1981. and her boathouse was officiallv opened. The rebuilding cost of the boathouse was... - View image in PDF
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Martin Milne-Redhead, floating on his back and using only his arms due to a spina bifida handicap, completed 50 lengths of Ilfracombe swimming pool in just over 40 minutes. With this magnificent feat of courage Martin raised the impressive... - View image in PDF
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A bag of money containing £1,250 was handed to Coxswain Michael Scales of St Peter Port after the younger members of Guernsey Yacht Club had competed in a bath tub race. Designs for racing bath tubs become more sophisticated every year... - View image in PDF
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The two lifeboatmen in this picture have every right to look happy. Not only are they among those who will enjoy the delicious looking food in front of them at Stockport South East branch's twenty-first annual cheese and wine party, but... - View image in PDF
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