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On the 19th September signals of distress having been fired by the Skerries lighthouse, the Life-boat Thomas Fielden was launched at 3.30 A.M. in a moderate sea, a strong breeze, and hazy weather, and found that the signals had been made...
Dulcet Bella and Troglodyte
New Brighton, Cheshire. — At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 29th of July, 1956, the Formby coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht with three boys aboard was in difficulties in the Rock Channel. At 3.45 the life-boat City of Glasgow, on temporary...
Falcon
Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 10.30 on the morning of the 7th of June, 1956, a report was received that a fishing vessel had broken down off Crosskirk, near Brimness. At 10.50 the life-boat Dunnet Head, Civil Service No. 31 was launched in a...
Diadem and Dreadnaught
At 12.45 P.M.
a message was received from the Chief Officer of the Coastguard stating that o fishing-boats were unable to enter the harbour. As there was a very rough sea, and a strong southerly gale was blowing, it was...
Windermere
NEW EOMHET, KENT.—Distress signals having been shown by the barque Windermere, of Newcastle, bound from London for Eangoon, with a general cargo, during a moderate E.S.E. gale and a heavy sea, on the 17th of January, the crew of the Sandal...
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On the afternoon of the 12th of July, 1959, a man marooned on a cliff was rescued by the North Sunderland, Northumberland, life-boat. For this service, a full account of which appears on page 324, Coxswain Thomas Daw- son, was awarded the...
RNLI News
HM The Queen visits Fraserburgh station Monday 22 June was a proud day for Fraserburgh as HM The Queen toured the town's lifeboat station.
In her capacity as Patron of the RNLI, she received a cheque for £305,613,...
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Two Tugs
AUGUST 9TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE.
Two small tugs had broken away from a larger tug which had been towing them, and were driving ashore, but by the time the life-boat arrived they were ashore and the only man aboard had...
Elizabeth
Howth, Co. Dublin. At 11.15 on the morning of the 4th of August, 1958, the honorary secretary saw the yacht Elizabeth capsize during a yacht race.
The life-boat R.P.L. put out at 11.20 in a choppy sea. A westerly wind of...
Membership News
Recruitment Activities This section of The Lifeboat is often used to describe the different ways in which new RNLI supporters are recruited and, as this year's marketing activities are about to start, it may be helpful to give an...
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