To commemorate the RNLI's 160th year, an amateur radio station was set up for a weekend in August at Clacton lifeboat station, thanks to the co-operation of the crew and honorary secretary. Its 12 operators were drawn from Harlow Radio... - View image in PDF
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Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders police holds the winning ticket in the Scottish region Volvo Draw. Pictured from left to right in front of the car are: Gillian Paton, representing Loganair who presented a... - View image in PDF
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Rhyl, Flintshire. At 10.15 on the night of the 16th of July, 1959, the owner of the fishing vessel Ocean Queen told the honorary secretary that his vessel, which had a crew of two, was in difficulties four and a half miles north-...
At 12.15 P.M. on the 12th October it was reported that the fishing boat Good Luck, of Folkestone, was in distress. The coastguard could see that the boat was flying a flag, but could not read the signal. It was decided to launch the motor...
Margate, Kent.—At 6.35 on the morn- ing of the 28th of September, 1954, the coastguard rang up to say that a tug with a yacht in tow had run ashore on the Hook Sands. At 6.45 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. 11 was launched....
APRIL 29TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
At 5.45 in the evening a message was received from the Bailey Lighthouse that a boat had capsized between Poolbeg Light and Dun Laoghaire harbour. A strong and squally north-north-west wind...
LIFE-BOAT STANDS BY HOLED COASTER New Brighton, Cheshire. At seven o'clock on the evening of Friday the 26th of July, 1963, the Formby coastguard reported that the coaster Cristo of Liverpool was aground near C.I5 buoy but was in no...
On the 6th September the fishing boat Sarah Ann, of Hoylake, returning from the fishing grounds, ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank. As the weather was threatening, it was decided to take out the Life-boat Admiral Briggs, and at 7.35 P.M....
SIX PEOPLE THROWN INTO SEA Bembridge, Isle of Wight. At 12.57 on the morning of Tuesday the 27th of August, 1963, the Bembridge coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a sailing dinghy had capsized and that another sailing dinghy...
IN 1932 the number of Branches which held Life-boat Days was 713, an increase of 27 on the previous year. Each year there has been a steady increase, and there were nearly 100 more Days in 1932 than in 1929.
Though the...
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