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Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 4.40 on the afternoon of the 1st July, 1961, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that a badly injured man on Tearsaght Rock needed a doctor, and the help of the life-boat was requested. The man had cut his...
Two Herring Boats
On the 2nd of September a strong gale and heavy sea having sprung up, two large herring-boats, in attempting to get into Berwick Harbour, got to leeward of it, and went on shore. A steam-tug proceeded to their assistance, but was unable to...
Fishing Boats
Arbroath, Angus.-—At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 31st of March, 1948, the coastguard reported that six local fishing boats were approaching harbour. A south-southywest gale was blowing with a very rough sea, making the harbour...
Fishing Boats
Anstruther, Fife - At 12.30 p.m. on 27th February, 1967, it was seen that the local fishing fleet was standing off the harbour awaiting the tide to flood sufficiently in order to enter. There was a gale force southerly wind with a very heavy...
A Motor Launch
Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— On the 10th of June, 1956, a report was received that a motor launch was in difficulties in Courtmacsherry Bay.
At 10.10 the life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Croszceller put out in a...
The Aberdeen Trawler Blethos
AUGUST 9TH. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
At 9.15 in the evening the Kirkwall coastguard telephoned that a vessel was ashore on the south end of Stroma. An easterly wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Thomas...
Gannett
WEXFOED, IRELAND.—The Life-boat James Stevens No. 15 was launched on the" llth March in a strong S.S.W.
breeze and rough sea to the assistance of the yawl Gannett, of Wexford, which had grounded about a quarter of a...
Windy Old Weather
Newcastle, County Down, in a Force 9 to 10 southeasterly as the station's Oakley class lifeboat Jane Hay surfs into the harbour entrance at a speed considerably above that which her designer intended.
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Category: Photographs
Reunited In New Zealand
Reunited in New Zealand Two ex-RNLI lifeboats were reunited again during July 1995, about as far from their home waters as it was possible to get.
Pictured are the Rother class Alice Upjohn being escorted intoNelson harbour... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Kingsbridge Packet Steamer
During a strong wind and heavy sea, on the 18th August, the Life-boat Rescue was taken afloat for exercise. While she was out the Kingsbridge Packet steamer left that har- bour, bound for Plymouth, and shortly after passing the Salcombe...