The pages of the Lifeboat feature many brave and skilful rescues but it is easy to overlook that, before a lifeboat reaches a casualty, just launching can be a demanding task If all lifeboat stations were based in easily accessible harbours...
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ST MARY'S, ISI.KS OK sciu.v, Saturday July 26, 1986: the crew of the 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Duchess of Kent, on temporary duty at St Mary's, assembled, ready to launch, after Falmouth Coastguard telephoned to say that a... - View image in PDF
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For which Rewards were given at the May, June and July Meetings of the Committee of Management.
Porthcawl, Glamorganshire.—The fish- ing boat Lucky Boy, with a crew of four, got into difficulties on the afternoon of...
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DURING December, 1951, life-boats went out on service 35 times and rescued 15 lives.
ENGINE BROKEN DOWN Holyhead, Anglesey.—At 3.7 in the morning of the 5th of December, 1951, the coastguard telephoned that a woman had...
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Selsey, Sussex. At 12.15 on the after- noon of the 21st of July, 1960, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that they were keeping the yacht Lucy, which appeared to have engine trouble, under observation. A fishing vessel was...
LAST JULY, for the first time in its history and as one of its contributions to Maritime England Year, the Institution opened its head office and depot at Poole to the public. It was an entirely new departure which provided a unique...
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Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire - At 2.30 a.m. on 3oth March, 1967, news was received that the fishing boat Gay Star with a crew of two was in difficulties two miles west of Bardsey Island. The life-boat Charles Henry Ashley launched...
DURING March life-boats went out on service 26 times and rescued 4 lives.
REFLOATING A STEAMER Cloughey, Co. Down.— About three o'clock in the morning of the 7th of March, 1950, information was received from the Tara...
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PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL. A Small fishing boat of Porthallow with one man on board capsized and sank off Porthallow Cove when returning from fishing at about 1.30 P.M. on the 6th April. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing with a rough sea....
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JANUARY 29TH. - NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. An airman had been reported to have baled out from a Spitfire aeroplane, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : New Quay, £22 7s. ; Aberystwyth, £48 8s..