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Four New Scottish Life-Boats Named
DURING the month of August, 1961, no fewer than four new life-boats were named in Scotland. The ceremonies took place at Aith on the 2nd August, at Whitehills on the 12th August, at Port- patrick on the 16th August, and at Buckie on the 26th...
Category: Inaugurations
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1926
Persons Time of rescued from 1926. Launching. shipwreck.
Jan. 6. 9.10a.m. Fishing smack Ivan, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft Life-boat stood by vessel.
„ 12. 8. 2 p.m. S.S. Valdura, of Glasgow. Kilmore...
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Shoreham Harbour, Sussex. At 9.25 on the evening of the 2nd of December, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel six miles south-west-by-south of Shoreham was making distress signals. At 9.35 the life-boat Rosa...
Buahari
MOTOR CRUISER TAKEN IN TOW Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. At 1.25 on the afternoon of the 28th October, 1962, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a small boat was burning red flares three quarters of a mile off Jay wick. The life-boat Sir...
Services of the Life-Boats of the Institution During 1898
Lives 1898. saved.
Jan. 6, 1.50 a.m. Brig Prince Contort, of...
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Roger Aubert
Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—On the morning of the 28th February it was reported that a small vessel was dragging her anchors. She was the ketch Roger Aubert, of Paimpol, bound with a cargo of coal, and a crew of five, from Swansea to St. Brieuc...
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and Coxswain Jack headed out towards Bell Rock. A few minutes later, when clear of the bar, the coxswain handed over to the second coxswain, who had injured his ankle and, as he was unable to get an answer on the intercom, went below to...
Category: Services
An Aeroplane (3)
Port St. Mary, Port Erin, Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—At about 10.15 on the night of the 10th of June, 1948, the Ramsey coastguard telephoned the Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Douglas life- boat stations that an aeroplane, with eight...
Leicester Ladies' Guild
George Smith, international flower arranger and author, completes a large decoration at a flower arranging demonstration organised by Leicester ladies' guild at the Grand Hotel, Leicester. The evening, attended by 450 people, raised... - View image in PDF
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