Port St. Mary, Isle of Man-At 6.20 p.m. on i6th April, 1966, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that flares and a signal fire had been sighted on the north end of the Calf of Man. There was a strong easterly wind with a moderate...
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LOBSTER BOAT AGROUND ON SHEEP ROCK Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 10.26 on the morning of Wednesday the 28th of August, 1963, the Southend coastguard informed the assistant honorary secretary that the Portpatrick coastguard had reported the...
Persons rescued from shipwreck Kilmore life-boat landed a sick man from the Coningbeg lightvessel.
Fishing coble Premier, of Scarborough. Scarborough life-boat escorted coble.
Fishing boat Isa Simpson, of...
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SEARCH IN BAY Dungeness, Kent. At 3.10 p.m. on 25th July, 1965, the Lade coastguard reported that a small sailing yacht had capsized off St. Mary's Bay and that a yawl was circling about four miles north-east of Dungeness. At 3.25 the...
ABKLOW.—At daybreak on the 8th July, 1876, the weather being moderate, information was received from the Coastguard that a barque was ashore near " Jack's- hole," Arklow Banks. The Life-boat Oat- Pensioner was launched...
Awards to Honorary Workers.1 DURING February and March the following awards have been made to Honorary Secretaries of Branches and to other honorary workers in re- cognition of their services in the cause of the Institution :—• To Captain...
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lakes a bit of will power to give up vour daily bag of crisps at school during Lent but Robert Crumble, aged six, decided this would be his sacrifice for his school's Lenten collection.
The money not spent on crisps... - View image in PDF
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St. Helier, Jersey.—At 4.30 in the afternoon of the 8th of August, 1948, a message was received from the har- bour office that a sailing boat appeared to be in difficulties six miles off Gorey, and at 5.15 the motor life-boat Howard D. put...
Like a giant sand castle, the picturesque granite island of St Michael's Mount rises 100m from the waters of Mount's Bay capped with a real 14th century castle.
The causeway, which is revealed at low tide, connects... - View image in PDF
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