Less than 20 minutes THE HONORARY SECRETARY of Berth ILB station saw a small sailing dinghy in the vicinity of some rocks about a quarter of a mile south west of the station; it was 1440 on Wednesday, July 21. While he watched, the...
Life-boat 70-001 at Clovelly, Devon - On the night of 8th February, 1967, the watchman on board the life-boat Charles H. Barrett (Civil Service No. 35) was asked by the coxswain to keep a look-out for a ship's boat from the motor vessel...
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FLEET WOOD.—On the night of the 18th September the barque Charles Ohattoner, of Fleetwood, bound for that port from Quebec, with timber, was endeavouring to make the harbour in tow of a steam-tug; but the steamer was not sufficiently...
Last September Gavin Roberts, Morton and Port Eynon crew member, decided to take part in the Swansea 10k race to raise money for the RNLI. He was joined by Brinley Hurford, Norton press officer, Steve Williams and Ian John - all four made... - View image in PDF
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Like a giant sand castle, the picturesque granite island of St Michael's Mount rises 100m from the waters of Mount's Bay capped with a real 14th century castle.
The causeway, which is revealed at low tide, connects... - View image in PDF
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The Lizard—Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 1.42 a.m. on 29th July, 1969, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted five miles west of the Lizard lighthouse.lighthouse.
At 2.10 the life-boat The...
I enjoy a more prosperous retirement EX-SERVICE MAN MAKES THE MOST OF HIS RETIREMENT YEARS WITH AN EQUITY RELEASE SCHEME Flying for the first time into the airfield he had helped to build whilst serving in Burma during the Second World War,...
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Power against the surfsurfer and Redcar lifeboats were tasked to find and rescue the lifeguard who had disappeared in the waves On 15 August 2003 a Royal Life Saving Society lifeguard spotted a surfer in difficulty at Saltbum Beach and...
Torbay, Devon - At 8 p.m. on 5th November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two climbers were stranded at the foot of Long Quarry cliffs, Babbacombe, and could not be rescued from the shore. The life-boat Peter and...