Two naming ceremonies of new life-boats have been held, the first since July 1941. On September I4th Lady Scarisbrick named the Rhyl life-boat, "The Gordon Warren", which went to the station in 1939. The boat has been built out of...
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RAMSGATE, KENT.—While endeavouring to return to the harbour, in a whole gale from E. and a heavy sea, on the 1st February, the smack Lottie struck the West Pier, and was driven to the back of it. Her anchor was let go but it did not hold,...
Skegness is a holidaymaker's town with tourism being by far the main industry. The winter population of just 15,000 rises to around 170,000 during the summer bringing major traffic problems - which can badly delay the crew on their way...
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APPENDICITIS Stronsay, Orkneys. At 4.50 p.m. on 20th August, 1965, the honorary secretary received a message from a doctor in Papa Westray that he had an acute appendicitis case requiring immediate hospital treatment. As no other vessel was...
Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 4.54 p.m. on 28th October, 1965, a ship in the vicinity of Rough Towers reported having seen a distress signal from the Towers. It was further reported that a private radio transmitting station had asked for...
Artist John Todd (I) admires some of the works on show at the exhibition he mounted for three days in October at the Lesser Town Hall, Lossiemouth. With him is another exhibitor, Mr McPherson who, along with all the other artists, agreed to... - View image in PDF
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'A Queen's Gala' at Pitcaple Castle, Inverurie, on Sunday June 10 raised £1,600 for the lifeboat service. During the afternoon six scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots were danced on the lawn by pupils of the Anne...
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NURSE TAKEN TO MAINLAND IN GALE Islay, Inner Hebrides. At 4.45 on the morning of the 8th March, 1963, the local doctor told the honorary secretary that a patient of his needed an operation urgently. The doctor had asked for an air ambulance...
1,330 lives saved in 1984 Lifeboats launched 3,613 times and saved 1,330 lives in 1984, the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the RNLI, reported at the Institution's Annual Meeting in London on May 21.
Over £20 million...
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Holyhead, Anglesey. —• On the after- noon of the 20th of May, 1950, it was learned through the Trinity House Depot that a boat was needed to fetch a sick man from the Skerries lighthouse.
The Trinity House vessel was not...