TOW FOR FISHING BOAT IN GALE North Sunderland, Northumberland.
At 7.30 on the evening of the llth August, 1962, the second coxswain told the honorary secretary that a local fishing boat had broken down off Beadnell Point. A...
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides.—At 3.15 in the afternoon of the 8th of January, 1949, the Gravir Post Office telephoned that a vessel between the Shiant Isles was sounding her whistle, and the life- boat William and Harriot was launched at...
Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 8.37 on the evening of the 29th of July, 1956, the Foreland coastguard tele- phoned that a yacht had broken adrift from her tow off Sandown and ap- peared to be in difficulties. The life- boat Jesse Lumb was...
— At 11.45 P.M. on the 16th February information was received that a vessel was making signals of disbress about two miles to the south of the Head, and at about midnight the Life-boat Matthew Middle- wood was launched. A whole...
Fred and Buster, safe after their ordeal on the frozen lake behind them. (Photo Mercury Press). - View image in PDF
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Remarkably, the whole service was caught on camera by Eastbourne's honorary press officer, Eddie Buckland. - View image in PDF
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Inaugural Ceremony at Whitehills. - View image in PDF
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