At 1.50 p.m. on i8th November, 1966, it was reported that the trawler Judean had requested assistance in landing a sick man who needed hospital treatment. At 3.30 the coastguard advised the honorary secretary that the Judean was five miles...
Not long after the lifeboat had returned, at 1815. a message came to Torbay station honorary secretary from Brixham Coastguard that something was amiss in mid channel. Coxswain Curnow and Motor Mechanic Stephen Bower were alerted and at 1914...
Overdue THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND motor fishing vessel Ard Carna put out from Greencastle, Lough Foyle, on Thursday April 28 to fish white fish. She had a crew of five and was expected back on the Friday or Saturday. At 2200 on Saturday April...
When the Charles H. Barrett (Civil Service No. 55) docked at Broad Quay, Bristol, in preparation for Bristol Life-boat Day, television announcer Guy Thomas, on behalf of T.W.W.
Ltd., presented a television set to the...
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Prince Ivanhoe THE PLEASURE STEAMER Prince Ivanhoe with a crew of 18 and 450 passengers was on a cruise from Minehead to the Welsh Coast on Monday August 3, 1981, when, at 1536. she struck anunderwater obstruction off Port...
On the 19th February, while a strong easterly wind was blowing, accompanied by a heavy sea and snow showers, the barque Ebenezer, of Porsgrund, bound from G-rimsby for Norway, with a cargo of coal, was seen to the eastward of Banff with her...
Fowey, Cornwall.—About 4.15 in the afternoon of the 7th of August, 1948, news was received that a woman had fallen over the cliffs near Gribben Head, and the motor life-boat C.D.E.C., with a small boat in tow, was launched at 4.35. A strong...
Beaumaris, Anglesey. At 8.20 a.m.
on 23rd February, 1966, while working on the foreshore, the coxswain noticed a yacht aground on the Lavan sands with a man on board, and realizing that the yacht Conchita would be in danger...
ERNIE WISE, one of the RNLI's most loyal friends, visited Poole on Friday April 27 to draw the fifth RNLI national lottery in the presence of Mrs Georgina Keen, a member of the Fund Raising Committee and Cdr Ted Pritchard, appeals...
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FOR SALE INTERNATIONAL STAR CLASS RACING YACHT Regd. No. 1201 (ex-Olympics Class) 22' x 6' x 3' 4".
Undergoing refit.
New Keel Bolts.
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