WILLIE PARR Lifeboatman Willie Parr* sailed into history when a brewery decided to immortalise him.
*The story of Willie Parr appeared in the Manchester edition of the Daily Mirror on December 13,...
Category: Articles
On the evening of the llth September a message was received from a Teignmouth resident, through the coastguard, that a girl had left Teignmouth for Exmouth in a 12-feet sailing dinghy, and as a strong wind was blowing, with a choppy and...
APRIL 3RD - 4TH. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS. At 11.34 at night a message was received from the Carnoustie coastguard that a vessel was believed to be ashore on Bell Rock, and at midnight the motor life-boat Mona was launched. A strong N.E. wind...
Plymouth, Devon. At 11.54 on the morning of the 19th August, 1961, the coastguard look-out at Breakwater Fort informed the honorary secretary that a small fishing boat had capsized off Mewstone. There was a moderate north- westerly breeze...
ADMIRAL, FitzRoy, the skilful sailor, the travelled naturalist, the earnest Christian, and the best friend of the population which fringes our sea-girt isle, and the zealous coadjutor of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, has gone to his...
Category: Obituaries
Exmouth, Devon.—6th August. A small boat was missing, but was found by another boat which helped in the search.—Rewards, £26 6s..
The death has occurred of Sir Reginald Leeds, Bt., of Paignton, South Devon, who was a member of the Committee of Management of the R.N.L.I..
Category: Obituaries
MARCH 7TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON. A small boat had been reported adrift, but a floating tree was all the life-boat found.- Rewards, £13 15s..
AUGUST 12TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea some four miles north of Bude, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £21 14s. 6d..
FEBRUARY 23RD. - TORBAY, DEVON. A motor boat had been reported in difficulties off Dartmouth, but she was towed in by a tug. - Rewards, £6 6s..