Newhaven, Sussex. At 7.43 on the evening of the 15th July, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary sec- retary that a cabin cruiser was in difficulties off Birling Gap Hotel. As the Eastbourne life-boat was unable to launch immediately...
Cromarty, Cromartyshire. At 6.24 on the evening of the 5th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a man was adrift in a dinghy east of Rosemarkie. At 6.48 the life-boat Lilla Marras, Douglas and Will slipped her...
St. Ives, Cornwall - At 8.28 p.m. on i2th August, 1966, two men, who had left St. Ives for Carbis Bay at 4 o'clock in a rubber dinghy, were reported missing.
The life-boat Edgar, George, Orlando and Eva Child was...
Fowey, Cornwall - At 9.10 a.m. on 2nd September, 1966, a yacht was thought to have capsized between Looe and Polperro.
The life-boat Deneys Reitz proceeded at 9.20 in a strong westerly wind with a moderate sea. It was one...
St. Peter Port, Guernsey - At 5 p.m. on 9th February, 1967, the fishing boat Marguerite, with one man on board, was reported overdue. After further inquiries to see if the fishing boat had put in to another port, it was decided to launch the...
The following were among those honoured by the Queen in the Birthday Honours- C.B.E.
Aid. J. T. Fletcher, of Aislaby, Yorkshire (chairman of the Redcar branch).
O.B.E.
Lady Traherne,...
Category: Awards
Walton & Frinton, Essex - At 2.4 a.m. on 25th May, 1967, it was learned that there was a sick man on board the tanker Daleward who needed to be brought ashore for medical attention. The life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott, on temporary...
Walmer, Kent - At 3.15 a.m. on 3Oth July, 1967, it was learnt that a yacht dragging her anchor about half a mile offshore was bearing down on another yacht. She was drifting northwards towards Brake Sands. The life-boat Charles Dibden (Civil...
Valentia, Co. Kerry - At 9.30 a.m.
on 3Oth July, 1967, a message was received from Valentia radio that there was a sick man on board the motor vessel Praunheim of Bremen, and a request had been made for the life-boat to...
Roll out the barrel! That is exactly what eight customers of the Hare and Hounds pub at Dore, near Sheffield did.
The eight, working in pairs, pushed a 36-gallon beer barrel filled with water from the pub to Whitby lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs