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Betty Sheader and Hilda II

Date: March 1966

Volume: 39

Issue: 415

Scarborough, Yorkshire. At noon on ist November, 1965, the weather was rapidly deteriorating and two open cobles were still at sea, so the life-boat James and Catherine MacFarlane, on temporary duty at the station, was launched in a...

Fairey Marinteknik (Uk) Ltd

Date: Summer 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 505

RELIABILITY ON THE SEAS...

Fairey Marinteknik & R.N.L.I A SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION m The Cowes Shipyard has a long and proud history associated with the "Royal Lifeboat Institution": As early as 1929/30 the...

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R.A.F. High Speed Launch 124

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

JANUARY 23RD. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 8.15 P.M. flag officer in charge Great Yarmouth asked, through the coastguard, for the services of the life-boat for R.A.F. High Speed Launch 124, which was aground on Scroby Sands...

A Small Boat (1)

Date: October 1949

Volume: 32

Issue: 351

Runswick, Yorkshire.—On the morn- ing of the 31st of July, 1949, the life- boat mechanic, with a telescope, was watching a yacht manoeuvring and saw a small boat, two miles east of Runswick Bay, flying a distress signal. It was then 11.45,...

Venus, Gallilee, Success, Pilot Me and Provider

Date: October 1939

Volume: 31

Issue: 339

Whitby, Yorkshire.—On the morning of the 15th March, 1939, five Whitby fishing vessels put to sea at 5 A.M. A strong N.N.E. wind was blowing, with a heavy broken sea. The sea increased and at 10 A.M. the No. 1 motor life-boat Mary Ann...

Jessie

Date: February 1894

Volume: 15

Issue: 171

MEVAGISSEY, CORNWALL.—The sloop Jessie, of and for Truro, from Plymouth, with a general cargo, showed signals of distress on the evening of the 10th October.

The Life-boat John Arthur put off to her assistance at 7.30 and...

Josse

Date: Winter 1992

Volume: 52

Issue: 519

Crew overboard during yacht rescue The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum has been awarded to helmsman Duane Brown of Walmer lifeboat after the rescue of three Belgians from their yacht Josse,aground on the Goodwin Sands, in strong winds...

Renown

Date: August 1909

Volume: 20

Issue: 233

At 11.30 A.M.

on the 21st February the steam drifter Renown, of Yarmouth, with a crew of nine hands, was making for Penzance Pier, in a fresh breeze and rough sea, when she took the ground about a cable's length from...

None (27)

Date: 1946

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1946

JUNE 26TH. - TOBERMORY, HEBRIDES. At nine in the evening a local doctor asked for the services of the life-boat to take a woman who was seriously ill with appendicitis to Oban for an operation. As no other boat would be available until the...

Three Medals for Fraserburgh.

Date: December 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 2

In the early morning of 23rd. September the Fraserburgh lifeboat was called out. Only the day before the coxswain had been called to the Navy, and Captain Andrew Stephen, honorary secretary of the station took command.

A...

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