Word came on 7 April that a dog was in trouble off Dynamite quay, St Ives – and that a man was about to try to rescue it. The tide was rushing out of the estuary, making any such attempt by a swimmer extremely dangerous. When the D class...
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JULY 16TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE.
At 12.25 in the afternoon the Banff coastguard telephoned that a small rowing and sailing boat appeared to be in difficulties about one mile north-north-east of Banff. A fresh south-east...
Margate, Kent.—At 6.52 in the morning of the 16th of April, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a French fishing vessel had anchored about halfa mile east-north-east of the Tongue Lightvessel and was flying a flag at half mast. A later...
DEC. 9TH. - FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
At 8.15 P.M. a message was received that distress signals had been seen E.N.E. of the life-boat station. A strong S. wind was blowing, and there was a moderate ground swell. At 9 P.M. the...
STRONSAY, ORKNEY ISLANDS.—The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat Station at Stronsay in order to strengthen the Life-boat service in the Orkney Islands.
The new Life-boat is of the Watson type,...
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1st April to 30th June.
Greater London.
ACTON AND CHISWICK (MIDDLESEX).
—Annual Meeting on llth April.
Speakers : The Mayor and the District Organizing Secretary....
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Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 7.30 on the morning of the 7th of November, 1952, the life-boat E.M.E.D. left Harwich for her station, after towing in the motor barge Sway. At the same time the Walton-on-the-Naze j coastguard telephoned the...
THE Annilal Meeting of this Institution wag held at Willis's Rooms on the 31st May. His Grace the DUKE OF MABLBOROUGH, President of the Society, In the Chttjlr; there were also present ft large number of the friends find supporters of...
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Lerwick, Shetlands.—At 9.38 on the morning of the 31st of January, 1953, the coastguard telephoned to say a man at Skellister had reported that two men had left Gletness Nesting in aten-feet rowing boat at 7.30 to attend to their fishing...
On Great Yarmouth and Gorleston flag day.
July 15, Danny La Rue, then appearing in his summer show at Great Yarmouth, came to the market place lifeboat stall and signed photographs of himself, which he donated, and also... - View image in PDF
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