The Duchess of Kent, the new President of the Institution, was anxious to meet as many as possible of those who organise and carry on its work, and after the annual meeting on 8th. July a reception was held at the Savoy...
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THE above engraving shows the interior, and persons occupying starboard side of boat. It is entirely covered in from stern to stern, having a raised hatchway, with light, and is propelled by a screw turned by hand, the locomotion and...
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FEBRUARY 10TH. - NEWBIGGIN, AND BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND . A t 8.20 P.M. fishermen reported that a vessel was ashore on the Outer Carrs Rocks, north of Newbiggin Point. A light wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. It was...
OCTOBER 20TH. - ABERDEEN . A t 8.15 P.M. the Gregness coastguard reported that a steamer had been torpedoed nine miles off. An E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea. The No. 1 motor life-boat Emma Constance was launched at 8.50 P.M....
New Brighton, Cheshire.—At one o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th of May, 1957, the motor mechanic's wife received a telephone message that a rowing boat was drifting out to sea off the Derby pool, Harrison Drive. The message was...
The late Vic Whitten's brother, Edgar Whiffen and his wife at the naming ceremony. - View image in PDF
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On the 8th De- cember, the sloop Telegraph, of Port Isaac, was seen stranded on the Doom Bar Sands.
While a strong gale was blowing from the N., with heavy squalls, the " City of Bristol" life-boat, the Albert...
The schooner Gaspard, of St. Malo, was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on the 3rd Jan., 1869. The Rams- gate life-boat Bradford went off, in tow of the harbour steam-tug Aid, on signals being fired from one of the light-ships, and on arriving...
MONTBOSK.—On the 26th September the wind, which had been blowing from the S.S.E., towards the afternoon increased to a gale, with a heavy sea and much rain.
At about 6.45 a steamer was seen attempting to run for the harbour...
The Annual Meeting of the Committee of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund was held on the 7th of January, and was presided over by Mr. W. H. HAINES of the House of Lords. The report, which was read by Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN the Honorary Secretary,...
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