PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN 2 NOTES OF THE QUARTER 3 AWARDS FOR "CALCULATED COURAGE" 5 RESCUE DURING CONVALESCENCE 6 MEDAL FOR RESCUE FROM FISHING VESSEL . . . . . . . . . . J RESCUE OF MAN CUT OFF BY TIDE 9 ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARD 9...
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A fishing coble having been disabled by a sudden squall on the morning of the 25th June, when about three-quarters of a mile from the shore, a pilot coble which was near at hand proceeded to her and renderedassistance. A moderate gale was...
At 11.17 P.M. on the 6th September the coxswain received a message from the Ramsgate coastguard that two ships had been in collision off N.E. Spit buoy. They were the s.s.
Archon, of Syra, Greece, bound with a cargo of...
On the morning of the 27th November, the fishing-boats were again overtaken by stormy weather, but they all, with the exception of the Indefatigable, reached the land. The Co- Operator No. 1 Life-boat put off at 11.45, and remained in...
In October, 1967, the Stromness life-boat station celebrated its centenary.
The Duke of Atholl, Convener of the Scottish Life-boat Council, presented a vellum on behalf of the Council to the Stromness ladies' life-boat...
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Lowestoft, Suffolk. At 1.3 on the afternoon of the 5th of October, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a small fishing boat was in difficulties off Hopton Bank. At 1.10 the life-boat Cunard, on temporary duty at the...
February 1996 Ken Knight, Master Mariner, president of Bumpstead and district branch. Ken was a founder member of the branch in 1981, holding the position of chairman until 1984 when he was made president..
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The Lady Provost of Edinburgh, Mrs A. Irons, drew the winning ticket from nearly a quarter of a million to choose the winner of the Vovo in the Scottish region.. - View image in PDF
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CULLERCOATS.—On the 2nd December the Life-boat Palrnerston, stationed here, was the means of saving 1 man of the crew of a fishing coble which was upset in running for the shore. Three others unfortunately perished before the arrival of the...
On the 20th of September, 1954, the Exmouth life-boat rescued the crew of five of the cabin cruiser Nicky which was in distress on Maer Rocks. For a full account of this service see page 764..