Twenty-six rescued HM COASTGUARD at Shoreham MRSC telephoned the honorary secretary of Shoreham Harbour lifeboat station at 0817 on Monday January 21 asking that the lifeboat be placed on standby; a merchant vessel, the 3,500-ton Greek...
The women launchers at Boulmer, Northumberland. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor? How about Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker? Or, in the case of the RNLI, shore helper, medic, lifeboat crew and press officer? Mention any of these jobs and...
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THE LIZARD, CADGWITH, COVERACK, and PORTHLEVEN, CORNWALL.—A disas- ter of such magnitude as seldom occurs on the coast of the United Kingdom took place off Cornwall on the night of the 17th March. Thanks to the prompt action of the...
Rotary Service, the 50ft Thames relief lifeboat on temporary duty at Falmouth, at sea in easterly storm force winds when, on February 19, she stood by the Indian cargo ship State of Kerala/or nearly four hours awaiting the arrival of a... - View image in PDF
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MARCH 16TH - 17TH. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE, GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE, AND PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. Soon after eleven o’clock on the night of the 16th the Southend coastguard reported to the Campbeltown life-boat station that a ship was ashore...
The steamer Faedrelandet, of Bergen, bound from Bergen to Stockton-on- Tees with a cargo of iron ore, stranded in the early morning of the 10th January on the Goswick Sands. The Coastguard reported the casualty by telephone, and steps were...
During the RNLI's anniversary year, branches, guilds and supporters from all over the UK and Republic of Ireland celebrated in a number of novel and interesting ways - with many of the green fingered amongst them saying it with flowers.....
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The Hole 13 Inches By 7 Inches on the Starboard Side. - View image in PDF
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The following article by Alex Dickson appeared in the Scottish Daily Mail in December. It is reproduced here by courtesy of the Scottish Daily Mail.
Beside every life-boat there hangs an extra set of bright yellow oilskins....
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Patron Emil Guyot, a new 'a/1 seasons' lifeboat from France, will be stationed at Belle lie. Photograph by courtesy of Dag Pike. - View image in PDF
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