THE RNU was lucky to have 'two' wellknown personalities at the draw of the fourteenth national lottery of July 21.
Before an audience of American Branch committee members, representatives of Hilbourne Junior Guild...
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On the 19th February, while a strong easterly wind was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea and snow showers, the barque Ebenezer, of Porsgrund, bound from G-rimsby for Norway, with a cargo of coal, was seen to the eastward of Banff with her...
THE Royal National Life-boat Institution exhibited at the International Boat Show at Earl's Court, London, on 3rd-13th January, 1973, the first of a new type of life-boat. She was a Rother class boat (see photograph above), in direct...
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During a strong S.W. breeze with a heavy sea on the 29th April the schooner Daniel, of Nantes, stranded on the bar at New- haven. The Life-boat Michael Henry was launched at 5.45 P.M. and pro- ceeded to the vessel. The captain stated that he...
NOVEMBER 9TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
During the morning the coxswain was informed by the piermaster that the steam trawler Leonard, of Fleetwood, had come alongside the pier with her holds full of water. A strong N.N...
E VIN RUDE Zodiac Inflatables, the incomparable blow-up boats from France are portable, rigid and designed to be directionally stable with full manoeuvrability. What's more they are long lasting-designed to operate in continuous rugged...
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Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 4.50 on the afternoon of the 15th of December, 1956, the coastguard telephoned that the steam trawler Northman of Aber- deen was aground off the Peterhead north breakwater. Ten minutes later the life-boat Julia...
Lifeboat Services Continued 22, Feb 3,10,13 Atlantic 21: Dec 8 (twice), Jan 21 and Feb 10 Red Bay, Co Antrim C class: Dec 13, Jan 15 and 23 Redcar, Cleveland Atlantic 21: Nov 10, 24, Dec 12,28, 29 (twice), Jan 16 (twice), 18, 31 and Feb 15...
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Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...