International marine photographer, Rick Tomlinson, together with Wellies Restaurant came up with a great idea for raising money for the charity.. - View image in PDF
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Behind the scenes, a lifeboat station mechanic must be both meticulous and creative to keep the service running – and his fellows safe
Mark Blatcher is poring over wiring diagrams. He’s trying...
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TO THE CREWS OF ITS LIFE-BOATS, AND TO SHORE AND FISHING-BOATS' CREWS OR OTHER PERSONS, FROM THE 1ST JANUARY TO THE 31st DECEMBER, 1863.
Jan. 1.—The Braunton (North Devon) life-boat put off and rescued, during a gale...
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On the 19th De- cember the schooner Sisters, of Wick, stone laden/lying in Scrabster Bay, showed sig- nals of distress, it blowing very hard from N.N.E. The Thurso life-boat at once pro- ceeded to her assistance, and brought on shore in...
Prince Charles shakes hands and has a chat with Rock lifeboat crew members. Photo: John Beckett Photography. - View image in PDF
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A selection of lifeboat services from around the country Wells East Division Three saved .from stranded vessel Aservice to a fishing vessel in gale force winds, darkness, shallow water and heavy breaking seas has earned Wells lifeboat...
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Getting 15 tonnes of lifeboat across a beach is an age-old task …
Lifeboat launch and recovery is a vital link in the lifesaving chain and the stations that cannot use afloat moorings, slipways...
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Short service iust 500 yards from station - but a surfer's life is saved Ashort but very difficult service by North Sunderland's D class inflatable lifeboat on 18 May 1996 undoubtedly saved the life of a surfer, and also led to the...
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THE Greek Government has awarded to the Selsey and Bognor motor life-boat its silver nautical medal for gallantry, in gratitude for the service to the steamer Menelaos, which was in distress on 2nd November, 1930.1 A gale was blowing, with a...
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DURING March and April two vessels were wrecked on the Shetland Islands.
They were both vessels sailing from Aberdeen. One was a trawler, the Ben Doran, and, in spite of courageous efforts to rescue her crew, all were...
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