Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 9.25 in the morning of the 29th of November, 1948, the coastguard re- ported a vessel apparently aground close iivto the south east of the look-out, and the motor life-boat Louise...
.—Four of the fishing cobles belonging to St. Abbs were overtaken by bad weather when at sea on the 19th March, and were in great stress owing to the heavy sea running. The Life-boat Helen Smitton was launched and stood by three of the boats...
FRASERBURGH, N.B.—In consequence of many fishing-boats having been caught at sea in bad weather on the 20th and 21st August, when blowing a strong gale from the N., the Life-boat Charlotte was kept constantly afloat, and manned, giving...
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI- TUTION has received, through the Belgian Ambassador, the Civic Cross of the 1st Class, which the King of the Belgians has conferred on it " In recognition of valuable services rendered by the Insti-...
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OUT OF THE MANY ENTRIES W6 have received the following school projects from 9 to 13 years old were judged the best: First prize: A trip on one of Her Majesty's warships: Richard Evans Clevedon Comprehensive School, Avon Laura Brown...
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RESCUE BY LIFE-BOAT AND CANOES Cullercoats, Northumberland. At 1.20 on the afternoon of the 1st June, 1963, a boy called at the second coxswain's house to inform him that a speed boat had capsized outside Cullercoats...
HRH the Duke of Kent receives a commemorative plate during his visit to Harwich. Also pictured (I to r): Mr H. Bell, branch chairman, Mr K. Brand, longest serving crew member, Capl. R.
Shaw, honorary secretary and Rear... - View image in PDF
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Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 7.13 a.m. on 23rd April, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an urgent appeal had been intercepted from the master of the motor vessel Galaxy (the wireless transmitting station "Radio...
Fishing party DUNGENESS LIFEBOAT, the 37ft 6in Rother Alice Upjohn, had launched on exercise on Thursday March 8 and was close to her station when, at 1700, two local fishermen on shore were seen waving. Second Coxswain Peter Thomas, in...
Penlee, Cornwall.—23rd January, 1939. Early in the morning information was received from the coastguard that the St. Ives life-boat was out.
At 5 A.M. it was reported that signals had been seen off Clodgy Head.
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