The first all-weather 'Blue Peter' lifeboat, the Trent class Blue Peter VII, on trials before going to her station at Fishguard.. - View image in PDF
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Miss TAYLOR, of Hauxley, has been presented with the Coxswain's Certificate of Service which would have been awarded to her late father, GEORGE TAYLOR, Coxswain at Hauxley for twenty years, on his retirement, had he not, unfortunately,...
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CAVE SNATCH NEWS was received at 7.50 p.m. on 22nd September, 1971, that a small boat had been sighted floating close to the cliffs near Bempton.
It appeared to be unmanned. The maroons were fired five minutes later, and at...
Thursday, 9th November, 1933.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Co-opted Captain the Right Hon. Charles C. Craig, Mr. Norman Clark Neill, and Lieut.- Col. F. Rayner, D.S.O., T.D., as members of the...
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HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Patron of the Institution, will be the guest of honour at this year's annual presentation of awards meeting on May 15. She will address the meeting and present the awards for gallantry and...
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A big lump of sea rising over the bow of the motor barge Roino which ran aground off Margate on 14th April, 1967. - View image in PDF
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West Division Steering failure LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of New Brighton lifeboat station at 1400 on Sunday August 29, 1982, that the yacht Ocea was acting in an erratic manner and appeared to be in difficulties...
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725 Years Ago The following item was first published in THE LIFEBOAT of January, 1861.
VALUE OF BAROMETRICAL INDICATION.
ON the occasion of the hurricane which swept the island of St. Kilda, in the...
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Eastney's two ILBs on exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (/.) crewed by (I. to r.) Helmsman William Hawkins, Dennis Faro and Kenneth George with Operational Swimmer Colin Beeston, and D Class ILB crewed by Stephen Alexander and... - View image in PDF
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Alan chips in Kind-hearted chip shop owner Alan Smith threw a lifeline to Kessock lifeboat in October when he donated an entire day's takings from his branch of Harry Ramsden's in Inverness. Alan hasn't forgotten that he owes...
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