Arklow, Co. Wicklow. At 7.15 on the evening of the 12th of January, 1961, flares were seen north-north-east of Arklow. There was a moderate south- south-westerly wind with a correspond- ing sea, and the tide was ebbing. At 7.30 the life-boat...
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At daybreak the coble Premier had gone out to attend to her crab pots. By 8.30 there was thick fog and a heavy sea was breaking at the pier head. There was a breeze from the north-east....
Torbay, Devon. — During a severe N.W. gale on the morning of the 23rd January, 1939, the auxiliary ketch St.
Helens, of London, broke from her moorings in Brixham Outer Harbour and drove ashore on the beach near the...
At 9.24 p.m. on 20th August, 1965, the coastguard reported that a young man had been cut off by the tide at Whitby Hight light and that the lifesaving apparatus team were proceeding with cliff rescue gear. The honorary secretary alerted the...
BooKs BOOKS From the history of lifeboats and lighthouses to pastimes for Winter evenings, Carol Waterkeyn reviews what’s new on the shelves this season Sea stories – new writing from the National Maritime Museum Various writers This...
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IP one can judge by the energy and " push " which have during the last few months been exercised by our Life-boat Saturday Fund friends up and down the country, excellent financial results should be achieved. The summer is...
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TROON, SCOTLAND. —The schooner Mistletoe, of Brixham, bound from Saffi, N. Africa, for Irvine, with a cargo of beans, went ashore on Lady Island, on the night of the 6th September. On the following day a strong gale sprung up from the S.W.,...
The Motor Life-boat Edward, Prince of Wales, at the Mumbles.. - View image in PDF
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The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat is in the foreground.. - View image in PDF
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THE Royal Humane Society has awarded an " in memoriam" testimonial to relatives of the late George Hanson, formerly head launcher of the Runswick life-boat, who lost his life when going to the help of a schoolmaster and a number of...
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