As part of the Festival of Britain the Daily Mirror arranged a river spectacle on the Chelsea Reach of the Thames, alongside the Fun Fair in Battersea Park on the afternoon of the 18th of August, 1951. It included races for motor boats, and...
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At 6.10 P.M.
on the 18th September, one of the Life-boat Crew reported to the Cox- swain that a small yacht, the Thrush, of Hull, had stranded on the end -of Spurn Point. A light N.W. breeze was blowing, with a slight...
The local motor fish- ing cobles Heather and Venture put out on the morning of the 19th February to haul crab-pots. The Heather returned very shortly afterwards, and as a strong N.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea, the pulling and...
TREATED WITH THE RESPECT (AND THE PAINTS) SHE DESERVES! The old Shields life-boat the Tyne, now preserved as shown here, is well protected with B.P.L. materials—paints which themselves hold an enviable reputation for service under the...
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On the morning of the 23rd September news was received that two Cullercoats fishing cobles were in distress off Culler- coats harbour. A moderate N.E.
breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.
The Cullercoats...
(above) Round Tablers and their families aboard theNewhaven HfeboatLouis Marchesi of Round Table which their President, Roderick Burn, handed over to Captain J. B.
Leworthy, a member of the Committee of Management, at the... - View image in PDF
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THREE RESCUED Seaham, Co. Durham. At 6.42 p.m.
on 29th July, 1965, three men were stranded on North pier, unable to get back because of the waves breaking over the pier. At 7.19 the life-boat The Will and Fanny Kirby was...
Appledore, Devon - At 9.7 a.m. on 28th May, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a swimmer had been reported near a capsized dinghy.
The life-boat Louisa Ann Hawker was launched at 9.40 in a light...
Lizzie Porter is typical of the many pulling and sailing lifeboats which formed the bulk of the RNLI fleet in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. George Cromarty, her coxswain at Holy Island, was twice awarded the RNLI Silver... - View image in PDF
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