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Stronsay, Orkneys. At 11.20 on the night of the 17th of August, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that red rockets had been sighted to the south-east in the direction of Papa Westray. The life-boat John Gellatly Hyndman...
Sungea Biru
Hastings, Sussex. At 2.4 on the morning of the 4th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen about six miles east-north-east of the Fairlight look-out post. The life-boat M.T.C. was launched...
Ees Teyr
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. At 8.50 on the morning of the 28th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the fishing boat Ees Teyr of Beaumatis was aground on the south bank of Caer- narvon bar. The...
Madre-de-Cristo
Baltimore, Co. Cork - At 4 p.m. on 9th November, 1966, news was received that a member of the crew of the Spanish trawler Madre-de-Cristo had been badly injured, and it was requested that the life-boat meet the trawler at about 7 o'clock...
A Boat (1)
Skegness, Lincolnshire - At 1.18 p.m. on ist January, 1967, the coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that a small boat appeared to be in distress and that coastguards were going to Vicar's Point to investigate. The...
True Vine, of Fraserburgh
OCTOBER 1ST. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At noon the Gorleston coastguard reported a drifter on Scroby Sands, flying a distress signal. A light north-westerly breeze was blowing, with a swell. The motor life-boat Louise Stephens...
Some Ways of Raising Money
More than £12,000 was raised by Bristol ladies' guild at its summer ball, held last July at the home of Mr and Mrs Cullum McAlpine, near Bath. On arrival, every lady was presented with a red rose, and when the 350 guests sat down to...
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Rescue
Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards carry out thousands of rescues every year. Here are just some of those caught on camera, and see the following pages for more reports:
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APRIL 2ND. - PORT ASKAIG. HEBRIDES.
Shortly after mid-day a request was received from a county council official for the use of the Port Askaig life-boat, on Islay, to go to Colonsay and bring to Islay a mental patient, from...
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ILL MAN At 12.40 p.m. on 27th January, 1966, the local doctor informed the honorary secretary that he had received a message from the wife of the doctor on the Island of Colonsay stating that her husband was very ill, and when told of the...