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Group Rescue

Date: Spring 2010

Volume: 61

Issue: 591

Two walkers out for a Saturday stroll on 5 December spotted a drifting oyster punt, with someone struggling in the water nearby.

When Falmouth lifeboat crew arrived, onboard their B class Eve Pank, they went into the water...

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Winner

Date: December 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 378

Holy Island, and North Sunderland, Northumberland.—At 10.40 on the night of the 26th of August, 1956, the coastguard reported that the fishing boat Winner of Holy Island, skippered by the life-boat coxswain, which had left at 5.30 that...

Success II, Faith Star, Pilot Me and Provider A

Date: Winter 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 364

Whitby, Yorkshire.—At 11.15 on the 31st of January, 1953, the coxswain of the No. 1 life-boat saw that bad weather was making the conditions at the harbour bar and harbour entrance dangerous, and at 11.25 the life-boat Mary Ann Hepworth was...

Dixie

Date: March 1954

Volume: 33

Issue: 367

Torbay, Devon.—At 9.22 on the night of the 17th of October, 1953, the Brixham coastguard rang up to say that two men and a five-year-old boy had left Paignton for a fishing trip at 4.30 in the motor launch Dixie, but had not returned. As no...

Meduce

Date: September 1958

Volume: 35

Issue: 385

St. Mary's, Scilly Islands. At 12.50 on the afternoon of the 25th of June, 1958, the St. Agnes coastguard informed the coxswain that a French fishing boat was anchored in the Cove with her engine broken down. A later message was passed...

None (2)

Date: Autumn 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 506

Inflatable searches in 'huge' surf on Cornish coastBude's D class lifeboat often has to launch through heavy surf, but a service on 3 July in exceptional conditions has brought the helmsman Paddy Frost and crew members Jonathan...

Francis, of Cardigan

Date: February 1872

Volume: 08

Issue: 83

At daylight, on ( the 6th February, after it had been blow- j ing a fresh gale all night, a schooner was j observed, about six miles from this place, with a flag of distress in the rigging. The Life-boat Sisters promptly went to her aid,...

Nancy Dennis and Britannia

Date: October 1938

Volume: 30

Issue: 335

Flamborough, Yorkshire.—At 7.30 A.M.

on the 30th May, 1938, a north gale sprang up, bringing a rough sea.

Several of the local fishing cobles were at sea, and the No. 1 motor life-boat Elizabeth and Albina...

Happy Days

Date: 1941

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1941

SEPTEMBER 8TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.

At 7.30 P.M. the coastguard reported a motor boat flying a distress signal, and the motor life-boat Michael Stephens was launched at 7.55 P.M. The position given was one and a half miles...

Elizabeth

Date: November 1891

Volume: 14

Issue: 162

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—On the morning of the 21st March the ketch Elizabeth, of Goole, was observed about half-a-mile from the shore running straight for the beach in a strong N.E. breeze and a heavy sea. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Edward...