RAMSGATE AND BROADSTAIRS.—Signal guns having been fired by the Gull and North Sand Head light-vessels on the 14th January, the Life-boats Bradford, of Ramsgate, and Christopher Waud, Bradford, of Broadstairs, left their stations at 7.45 P.M....
When Botton's Amusement Park, Skegness, opened for the summer season, the whole of the first day's proceeds were donated to the RNLI. Backed by a pirate ship, Jimmy Botton (r) hands a cheque for £1,220 to Councillor Ken Holland,... - View image in PDF
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DECEMBER 1ST. - LERWICK, SHETLANDS.
Shortly before mid-day the naval authorities telephoned that the ten-year-old daughter of the lightkeeper at South Lighthouse, Fair Isle, was in urgent need of a doctor. A S. by W. gale...
Shortly after noon on the 18th February information, was received stating that a large ship was aground on the Shingle Sands. The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 were assembled and the boat launched. On reaching the vessel...
MOTOR VESSEL REFLOATS ON FLOOD TIDE Cromer, Norfolk. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 24th November, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small motor vessel was thought to be aground between Mundesley and...
Saturday 23 August dawned wet and all indications were that it would continue. The station put their wet weather programme into effect - the crew and shore crew cleared the lifeboat house, dressed both boats and decorated the... - View image in PDF
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FOUB years ago a lady living at Wylde Green, near Birmingham, asked the Prince of Wales to give her six penny stamps as capital to start a business on behalf of the Life-boat Service. The Prince sent the stamps, and a flourishing business,...
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PARACHUTE FLARES SHOW YACHT IN DANGER Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. At 9.5 on the evening of the 2nd September, 1962, the honorary secretary received messages from the coast life-saving service and the civic guards that rockets and flares had...
AUGUST 15TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
At 10.35 in the morning a message was received from Hoylake coastguard that a Blenheim bomber was down off Walney Island, and the motor life-boat N.T. was launched immediately. A light...
Padstow, Cornwall. At 11.45 on the night of the 15th of May, 1958, the Trevose Head coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the motor vessel Musketier of Groningen was in difficulty five miles north of Trevose Head, as her cargo of...