On 24th August, 1969, the lifeboat North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) was launched to the help of the motor fishing vessel Jaroma. A full account of this service, for which special awards were granted, will appear in the March number of...
Earlier this year the Louth branch of the Vintners Federation of Ireland broke all records by raising £6,100 for the Clougher Head lifeboat at its annual ball.
The money was collected through a raffle and auction,... - View image in PDF
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Fishguard's new Trent class lifeboat makes her way to sea after the ceremony with the three 'Blue Peter' presenters on the foredeck. Blue Peter VII is the first all-weather lifeboat to be funded by a 'Blue Peter' appeal... - View image in PDF
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ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE On the 28th February, 1943, the St. David’s life-boat rescued a man trapped on the cliff at Llanunwas, near Solva.
DR. JOSEPH SOAR, Mus. Doc., honorary secretary, was awarded the bronze medal.<...
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Alderman John Dickinson, J.P., who has been chairman of the Rotherham Branch of the Institution for very many years, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours, and in June was made an Honorary...
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AUG. 26TH. - THE HUMBER, AND BRIDLINGTON, YORKSHIRE. Rockets had been seen, but the life-boats could find nothing. On her way back the Humber life-boat found the small racing yacht Asia, of Brough, which had lost her bearings, and towed her...
St. Abbs, Berwickshire.—During the morning of the 2nd of May, 1951, anxiety was felt for the safety of the local motor fishing boat Laurel, overdue with a crew of four in bad weather; so at 11.15 the life-boat J. B. Couper of Glasgow was...
Whitby, Yorkshire.—The local motor fishing boat Provider left harbour at 5 A.M. on the 10th February.
Conditions were bad, and at eight o'clock a gale was blowing from the east, and the sea was making...
Longhope, Orkneys.—At 12.10 early on the morning of the 2nd of July, 1954, the motor mechanic reported that the bowman of the life-boat had met with a serious accident on his motor cycle and that a doctor wished to send him to hospital at...
APPENDICITIS PATIENT Islay, Inner Hebrides. At 10.20 p.m.
on 2 ist July, 1964, a local doctor told the honorary secretary that an appendicitis patient was in urgent need of an operation.
The air ambulance...