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Texaco Caribbean, of Panama, Caracas (1)
CHANNEL SEARCH It was learnt at 4.15 a.m. on 11th January, 1971, that an explosion had taken place at sea about one and a half miles west of the Varne Bank and that a tug was making for the spot. It was later established that the tanker...
Above: Kevin Matthews (left) And The Three Lucky Boys The Day After Their Rescue By Helmsman Robert Cocking (right) And Crew
Above: Kevin Matthews (left) and the three lucky boys the day after their rescue by Helmsman Robert Cocking (right) and crew. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Fishing Cobles
Escort duty ON TUESDAY, January 28, 1975, HM Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Bridlington lifeboat at 1130 that a number of fishing cobles were still at sea and the weather was deteriorating.At 1235, high water, William Henry...
First Silver Medal for a Blue Peter Ilb Crew Member Was Awarded to Helmsman David Bliss of St.Agnes After the Award Was Annouced David Bliss and His Crew Wer
First silver medal for a Blue Peter ILB crew member was awarded to Helmsman David Bliss of St Agnes. After the award was annouced, David Bliss and his crew were the guests of the BBC's Blue Peter television programme, (left to right)... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mare Novum
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Nor- folk. At 10.58 on the morning of the 24th of March, 1960, Lloyd's agent at Great Yarmouth informed the honorary secretary that there was a sick man aboard the Dutch tanker Mare Novum, which was...
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Whitby, Yorkshire. — In the early afternoon of the 5th of October, 1949, seventeen geological students from Aberdeen University were cut off by the tide off Black Nab. Three of them scrambled through deep water and breakers for help, and...
The Lord Brownlow
The Institution has been so unfortunate as to lose two of its members by death within a few days of one another, Lord Brownlow and Mr. Henry Fargus.
Lord Brownlow, who became a member of the Committee in 1924, died on 19th...
Category: Obituaries
Traen
The brig Traen, of Christiania, was wrecked during a moderate north- easterly gale and thick weather, on the 2nd March, on the Goswick Sands.
About 7.30 A.M. the coastguard reported by telephone that a vessel was ashore.<...
The 44Ft Waveney Introduced from the Us Coast Guard In 1964 Was the First of the Rnli's Fast Afloat Boats the Us Coast Guard 44Ft Steel Motor Lifeboat Seen Here Is Out Ofquillyute Lifeboat Sta
The 44ft Waveney, introduced from the US Coast Guard in 1964, was the first of the RNLI's fast afloat boats. The US Coast Guard 44ft steel motor lifeboat seen here is out ofQuillyute lifeboat station. Lapush. Washington. photograph by... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Aquila
The s.s.
Aquila, of Liverpool, inward bound from Las Palmas'with cargo and passengers stranded near Rhosneigir, at 8.30 P.M., on the 6th April. A strong N.E.
wind was blowing and the weather was very...