Poole: Poole Yacht Club in Hamworthy was where, on Wednesday May 8, 1985, the naming and service of dedication took place for the station's new 20ft Boston Whaler Outrage lifeboat, the only boat of this type in the RN LI fleet. She was... - View image in PDF
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Man overboard The dangers of the sea were tragically demonstrated on 18 March 2006 when David Clear was washed off his yacht, Past Times, off St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage, Dorset. His inexperienced crew member made a Mayday call but...
The Institution has appointed Commander T. G. Michelmore, R.D..R.N.R., who was its inspector of life-boats on the east coast, and before that inspector in Scotland, to be deputy chief inspector of life-boats. Commander Michelmore's place...
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East Division Rescue in the surf SILVER MEDAL A CALL CAME THROUGH to Tyne Tees Coastguard at 0101 on the morning of Saturday April 15, 1986, that a disabled fishing vessel, the 60ft La Morlaye, with three men on board, was in danger of going...
Category: Services
Margate, Kent.—At 1.15 i n the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1948, a tug with a yacht in tow was seen five miles to the northward, making little headway, and at 2.30 the coastguard telephoned that she appeared to have broken down and was...
Newhaven, Sussex.—At 11.35 P.M. on the 16th April, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that a small vessel was in distress off Beachy Head, and as the Eastbourne life-boat was oft service for overhaul, the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian...
Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—At 9.55 on the night of the 10th of September, 1952, the life-boat motor mechanic reported that a yacht appeared to have broken down and was drifting to the northward, but the coastguard stated that she was...
Swanage, Dorset. — At 2.36 on the afternoon of the 20th of September, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was apparently in distress and fly- ing a signal two and a half miles south- south-east of St. Aldhelm's...
Appledore, Devon.—At 8.30 on the evening of the llth of July, 1953, the second coxswain told the coxswain that he had seen the yacht Susan Ann, of Fremington, with a crew of four, make distress signals. The Susan Ann was off Crow Rocks near...
Beaumaris, Anglesey.—At 12.10 on the afternoon of the 16th of August, 1955, the life-boat coxswain noticed that a yacht needed help two miles south-east of Beaumaris. At 12.30 the life-boat Field Marshal and Mrs. Smuts was launched. The sea...