Extended Christmas WHEN the lifeboat on duty at Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, launched to a coaster at 4.15 a.m. on Christmas Day, 1972, she did not return to her station until 8.30 p.m. that evening, over 16 hours...
FALMOUTH. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently formed a life-boat establishment at this port. Although the harbour of Falmouth is of a land-locked character, yet there are occasions when disasters occur in its immediate vicinity...
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The Lifeboat SMALL ADS Lower Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.
[Enjoying one of tne finest Harbour views in Lower Fishguard. a substantial s/det two storey residence, presently subdivided into 3 self contained flats; but equally...
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(From The. Times, 18th October, 1889.) AMONG the many risks to which vessels navigating the sea channels near our coasts and the fairways leading to our ports are exposed, that of sunken or floating wrecks has of late years become very...
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THE LIFE-BOAT STATION.
THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general...
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Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.—At 1.15 in the morning of the 13th of June, 1947, the Castletown coastguard reported that a boat entering Castletown Bay was burning a flare. She was close inshore and it was thought that she would reach the...
Wick, Caithness-shire.—At 6.42 P.M.
on the 29th September, 1938. the coastguard reported that an aircraft had come down in the sea and was firing rockets for help. After calling out the life-boat, the coastguard, in view of...
The Lizard-Cadgwith, Cornwall - At 8.30 a.m. on 4th December, 1969, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had broken down about 16 miles south south east of the Lizard and had been calling for assistance since the early...
Newhaven: At 2003 on Monday July 3 HM Coastguard informed Newhaven lifeboat station that the German coaster Arosette, two miles south of Beachy Head, had broadcast a 'mayday' calling for immediate help. Newhaven's 44ft Waveney... - View image in PDF
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THE following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, mil serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 304 Life-boat Stations of...
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