West Division Injured swimmer A SOUTH-WESTERLY NEAR GALE force 7 was blowing on the afternoon of Saturday August 2, 1986, when the honorary secretary of Tenby lifeboat station was told by Milford Haven coastguard that a swimmer off Monkstone...
Category: Services
RNLI in action This quarter’s highlights of the many hundreds of lifeboat launches and lifeguard incidents around the UK and Republic of Ireland Month of mudness Helmsman ‘Tommo’Thompson and crew from Exmouth, Devon, rescued two 14-year-olds...
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At 10.10 P.M.
on the llth January the Coastguard reported that two of the fishing-boats belonging to Arklow were off Courtown Harbour in need of assistance owin"' to the whole N.E. gale causing a very heavy sea,...
On the 26th Oc- tober, the schooner Ceres, of Arbroath, ran ashore, in a heavy sea, on the Salthouse Bank, striking heavily, and sustaining much, damage. The Lytham life-boat proceeded to the aid of her crew, and remaining by her until the...
THEIR Majesties the King and Queen, Patrons of the Institution, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President, and H.R.H. the Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Patron of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, attended the fourth annual Life- boat...
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DURING its first century the Institution awarded its Gold Medal for gallantry and conspicuous service in saving life from shipwreck, ninety-five times. Fourteen Gold Medals were also awarded for other forms of service to the Institution, but...
Category: Medals
Fire on the water THE GARDAI telephoned Howth honorary secretary at 2325 on Monday, June 9, to say a patrol car at Malahide had reported what appeared to be something burning at sea off the High Rock between Portmarnock and...
On 20th September the Royal Firth, of Glasgow, a steamer of about 400 tons, struck the Mahon Rock near the Tuskar Lighthouse, while bound from Blyth to Eosslare laden with coals.
Shortly after 6 P.M. the vessel was seen...
(The figures refer to the numbtrt of the Life-boats detailed on pages 610-621.) Aberdovfy, Merioneth, 166. Drogheda, Ireland, 264. Lizard, Cornwall, 128. Robin Hood's Bay, Yorks, 32. Abersoch, Carrarvon, 170 Dm lin, Ireland, 267. ...
Category: Donations
To DAVID ANDERSON, on his retirement, after serving 8J years as Bowman and 23 years as Coxswain at Montrose, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.
To THOMAS LEADBETTER, on his retirement, after serving 14 years as Bowman...
Category: Awards