MR. HAROLD WATKINSON, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, has awarded the shield for the best wreck service of 1955 carried out by coast life-saving companies to be held by the companies of Gardenstowii and Banff jointly. The award...
Category: Awards
(See Diagram* on next page.) The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat. Every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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THE BOOK OF SEA RESCUE Laurence F Gilding An authoritative account of all the organisations formed to help those in danger of drowning, with exciting ac- counts of some famous rescues. 10s 6d OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS Frank E Dodman A...
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Campbeltown, Argyllshire. At 6.35 on the evening of the 29th June, 1961, the honorary secretary received a message that a boat appeared to be aground on Arranman's Barrel Reef.
This was confirmed by the...
The 44-foot steel life-boat Khami, which is stationed at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, going out on exercise on 9th November, 1969, in a force 8 gale from the south east and a strong ebb tide.. - View image in PDF
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LOOE, CORNWALL.—On the 29th August the Life-boat Oxfordshire was launched, and rescued one of the crew of the ketch Lion, of Exeter, which had sprung a leak and had capsized about five miles S.E. of Looe, during a strong S.S.W. wind. The...
SEPTEMBER 7TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. An unknown vessel had been reported in a sinking condition off Point of Ayre, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £8 3s. 6d..
To JOHN STOREY, after serving 44 years as a member of the Crew of the Newbiggin Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.
To GEORGE McLEOD, on his retirement, after serving 5 years as Coxswain of the Lossiemouth...
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THE gales of the, past winter brought to London the largest number of life- boatmen who have attended the Annual Meeting to receive their medals since this custom was started in 1913.
Fifteen were invited : Coxswain Patrick...
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COURTOWN.—It having been reported that a barque was flying signals of distress, the Life-boat Three Sisters put off at 8 A.M. on the 30th September, in strong N.E. breeze and a moderate sea.
On reaching the vessel, which...