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Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht about two miles S.E. of the look-out appeared to be flying an ensign upsidedown, thus making a signal of distress.
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Adieu Va
— During a whole W.S.W. gale and heavy sea on the 27th October a telegram was received from the Clontarf Coastguard, stating that two vessels were showing signals of distress. As both vessels were in dangerous positions, about one mile north...
A British Aeroplane (4)
OCTOBER 27TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN. At 2.5 in the afternoon the coastguard telephoned that a British aeroplane had crashed in the sea. The weather was fine, the sea calm. At 2.20 the motor life-boat George and Sarah Strachan was launched...
Tubbie Raffle
Soft toy replicas of TV's lovable Teletubbies have been quickly selling out in shops everywhere.
Ronald Benzie, owner of Exmouth store Thomas Tucker's, decided to keep two back to raffle for lifeboat funds and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Dedication of D Class 1Lb Gwynaeth: Miss Milburn With the Ilb Crew; Senior Helmsman Michael Coates on Right Photograph By Courtesy of Tindale's
Dedication of D class 1LB Gwynaeth: Miss Milburn with the ILB crew; Senior Helmsman Michael Coates on right. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Tindale's. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Target acquired
Over the next 50 years, thousands of people will find themselves in danger at sea. Now, thanks to the generosity of supporters, the RNLI's new class of lifeboat will be able to get to them quicker, and in harder-to reach...
Category: Articles
Keolin
Margate, Kent.—At 6.33 on the morn- ing of the 4th of September, 1955, the coastguard rang up to say that he had seen a sailing yacht in a dangerous position on Hook Sands. At 7.5 the life-boat North Foreland Civil Service ATo. 11 was...
Fortuna
Shortly after five o'clock on the evening of the 24th December, a schooner anchored near to the Clipera Rooks, and a few minutes afterwards signals of distress were made by those on board. The steam Life-boat Duke of Northumberland was...
Philomena
Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 4.58 on the afternoon of the 2nd of August, 1957, the coastguard told the coxswain that a dinghy had capsized two hundred yards off shore opposite the Grand Hotel at Frinton. The life- boat Edian Courtauld put...
Antigoon
Angle, Pembrokeshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 12th of Novem- ber, 1954, the St. Govan's coastguard rang up to say that the motor vessel Antigoon, of Antwerp, had broken down four miles south-west-by-west of St....