MARGATE.—While the wind was blowing from W.byN. with almost hurricane force, accompanied by a very heavy sea and terrific hail squalls, on the 27th January, the Coastguard reported flares in the Gore Channel. The crew of the Life-boat Civil...
Three triumphant waves from (I to r) Dawn Moore, her husband Jon and Maggie Annat. They have just completed a remarkable 22 week circumnavigation of Britain by canoe. All three are instructors at Outward Bound Wales at Aberdovey and Dawn and... - View image in PDF
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NEWSPOINT What would Sir William Hillary have thought about the day when Rye Harbour lifeboat rescued 29 children and adults from inflatable toys on a hot summer's day earlier this year (see Lifeboat Services)? When he founded the RNLI...
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At about 2.15 A.M. on the 18th March, the Elder Dempster steamer Jetiba,ot London, from Sierra Leone, with passengers, mails, and general cargo, went ashore near Bolt Tail. When the vessel stranded she ran on to the rocks close under the...
Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire.—At 7.58 on the evening of the 26th of July, 1955, the coxswain was told that a cabin cruiser was close under Porth- dinllaen Point, and that her crew were waving frantically. Twelve minutes later the...
The No. 2 Life-boat Bessie Webster was launched at 10.30 A.M. on the 19th April to the assistance of eight Ferryden fishing-boats, each having a crew of four men on board, which had gone out fishing during fine weather earlier in the morning...
CLIFF RESCUE Life-boats are often called to rescue people trapped in difficult situations, and on 28th February, 1971, an anticipatory message was received at 3.9 p.m. from the Coastguard reporting that a cliff climber was in difficulties at...
APRIL 10TH. - WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
About 3.30 in the morning the local motor fishing boat Provider went out to haul crab pots. She was the only boat to leave as the weather was threatening. By nine o’clock the conditions at...
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Thursday, 10th January, 1901.
Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
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