Margate, Kent. At 12.41 on the afternoon of the 10th of April, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small sailing dinghy had capsized about half a mile off shore at Minnis Bay, Birchington. At 12.55 the life-boat North...
Four local athletes from Cumbernauld Athletics and Shettleston Harriers, including a father and son, offered themselves for sponsorship in the Scottish People's Marathon, run in Glasgow on September 11, 1983. Between them they raised... - View image in PDF
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The Coastguard, at 8 A.M. on the 2nd January, reported that a vessel was ashore on the west end of the Mixon. Reef, and the crew of the Life-boat Lucy Newbon were quickly assembled and the boat launched. They found the barquentine Waterwitch...
A former Staithes and Runswick Atlantic 21 lifeboat pictured on exercise near the west breakwater, which can be seen in the background. At the time of the Vellumwinning service it was almost submerged by breaking... - View image in PDF
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On the 7th May a strong gale was blowing from E.S.E., and several vessels sheltering in the Bay were seen to be riding heavily to their anchors. Shortly before 2 P.M.
one of the schooners began to drag her anchors, and her...
Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther: at a ceremony on February 17 five plaques commemorating the Scottish lifeboatmen from Fraserburgh, Arbroath, Broughty Ferry and Longhope who have lost their lives at sea since the end of World War II... - View image in PDF
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ALL associated with the Institution will join in sympathy with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., the chairman of the com- mittee of management, in his sorrow at the death of Lady Baring, on 9th June, after a long illness. Lady Baring her- self for...
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.
—On the 30th of June, 19.51, the Chief Inspector of the Irish Lights Com- missioners asked if the life-boat would take provisions to the Tuskar Rock Lighthouse next day. The Commis-...
SHOREHAM.— On the 20th July the barquentine Atlantic, of Areudal, which was riding at anchor off the harbour, was observed to be dragging towards theshore. The wind was blowing a moderate gale from the S. and there was a rough sea. At 2 P.M....
Belgian trawler LAND'S END COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Penlee lifeboat station at 0200 on Wednesday March 19, 1980, that the Belgian trawler Normauwil was stranded near the north arm of Newlyn Harbour, a mile north...