By a strange coincide the Hungarian Minister in London was notified by his government on the day of the disaster at St. Ives of the awards which it had made to St. Ives for the service to the Alba in January, 1938. Though the Alba was...
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BOYS RESCUED Humber, Yorkshire. At 2.7 a.m. on 2nd January, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a boat from a pilot vessel with two boys on board had broken down, was unlit and drifting up river. At 2.35 the...
TWO MEN RESCUED FROM FISHING BOAT Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
At 10.17 on the morning of the 1st April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was burning flares and needed help. A...
Angle, Pembrokeshire. At 2.10 on the morning of the 25th November, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been seen about ten miles from St. Anne's Head.
A light south-west wind was...
Plymouth, South Devon At 1.8 p.m. on loth November, 1966, news was received that a fishing boat was on fire near the wreck in Whitesand Bay and two or three people appeared to be in a dinghy.
The life-boat Lloyd's, on...
Contents Volume L Number 502 RNLINews... 223/231 Lifeboat Services 225/237 Past and Present. 230 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOLL Director and Secretary: REAR ADMIRAL W J GRAHAM CB MNI 150th Anniversary of the wreck of the Forfarshire— Grace...
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RAMSGATE AND DEAL.—On the 25th August, at about 3 A.M., signals were shown from the Gull Light-ship, and the Ramsgate Life-boat Bradford, in tow of the steam-tug Aid, and the Van Kook Life-boat, stationed at Deal, proceeded to the Goodwin...
Pigeons are helping the R.N.L.I. For in July the Northern Centres Charity Championship—a 400-mile race from Rennes, France—was held in aid of the life-boat service. Mr. Brian Whittle, of Ashton-in- Makerfield, secretary of the Western Centre... - View image in PDF
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Ten-year-old Peter Jensen of Highgate sent £9.07, collected with his splendid guy, to Hornsey branch. The RNLI, he said in his letter, is his favourite charity. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of Andrew Franks.. - View image in PDF
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Search for missing vessel locates wreck A total of 21 boats, including the Scarborough, Filey and Whitby lifeboats, took part in the search for the fishing vessel Sincere with two persons on board, when it failed to return to harbour on 28...