SUNDERLAND, SOUTH OUTLET, DURHAM.
—A large Spanish steamer, the Pena Rocias, of Santander, went ashore at Sunderland on the night of the 4th February. She left the Tees during the afternoon in ballast bound for the Wear. At...
FEBRUARY 18TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
A British Hudson bomber aeroplane had crashed, but nothing except a large patch of oil was found. - Rewards, £7 19s..
Lerwick, Shetland*.—At 10.10 on the morning of the 12th of April, 1951, the County Medical Officer of Health tele- phoned and asked that the life-boat take a doctor to Fair Isle to attend a man with appendicitis. At 10.50 the life-boat John...
Oa the 13th June several cobles belonging to Staithes were overtaken by stormy weather and a strong sea while they were engaged in fishing. Some of the boats ran for Staithes, and others made for Bnnswicfc.
At 3.45 A.M. the...
For about 20 early lifeboats which have been fitted with air bags to give them a self-righting capability, there has been the possibility, in the event of a capsize, that water could enter the mast and find its way through the exhaust system...
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CLASS Fishing boats — all types Motor vessels, motor boats, etc.
Sailing yachts, sailing dinghies., sailing boats, motor cruisers and motor yachts Aircraft Small boats, canoes, rubber dinghies,...
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APRIL 16TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
Wreckage thought to be an aeroplane had been reported. The life-boat found it to be wreckage of a ship, but there was no sign of her crew. - Rewards, £6 3s. 3d..
DECEMBER 13TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. An SOS had been received from a motor vessel on fire off Corsewall Point, but the fire was got under control, the injured members of the crew were taken off by a motor launch, and tugs arrived to...
The crew arrive on the scene and find two injured workmen.
One is unconscious with a head wound and the other has a bad eye wound. Who should they treat first? They crew fit a neck brace on the man with a head wound. The... - View image in PDF
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THE MOVE of the depot from Boreham Wood to Poole was completed on October 1, 1976. Last to come was the machinery; within a fortnight of removal day it was in full operation on the new site.
The RNLI's first storeyard...
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