ON the afternoon of 29th October, a steamer arriving at Kingstown, on the south side of Dublin Bay, reported that a ship had gone ashore. A southerly gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea.
The Motor Life-boat was launched...
The passages of two new life-boats to their stations are described here by men who were aboard. The first account, reproduced by courtesy of the Eastern Daily Press in which it appeared on 28th October, 1964, is written by Dr. P. S. Barclay,...
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During the storms of the past ye «r the NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION contributed to the saving of 1121 live: from various shipwrecks—Hatty Paper.
O ALL ye who sit in comfort By the brightly-blazing fire, Do you ever...
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As the Caister life-boat was returning to the shore, the brig Elizabeth, of BIyth, was seen on the south part of the Cross Sand with a signal of distress flying. Approach- ing her, they saw the ship's boat in the midst of the breakers on...
Mrs. Joyce Giddins, aged 62, of Eastbourne, standing by the lifeboat bearing the name of a surgeon who saved her life 40 years ago when she was seriously ill. She s u b s e q u e n t l y raised £11,000 from jumble sales and competitions... - View image in PDF
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The Arrival Of A New Lifeboat On Station. - View image in PDF
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THE British Public is much indebted to the BOARD OF TKADE for the carefully prepared tables and statistics which it provides year by year in connection with the shipping disasters which occur on or near the coasts of the United...
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The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's lifebelt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides...
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The requisite qualities of a Life-boat man's life- belt are— 1. Sufficient extra buoyancy, 22 Ibs., to support a man heavily clothed, with his head and shoulders above the water, or to enable him to support another person besides himself...
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Bridlington, Yorkshire - At 6.25 a.m. on 24th March, 1967, a ship was reported to be on fire off Flamborough Head. The Flamborough life-boat had already been launched to provide lifesaving assistance if required. As it wasnecessary to...