WITHBRNSBA.—At 9 o'clock on the morning of the 14th October a messenger from Sandy le Mere, two miles N. of Withernsea, stated that a vessel was ashore there, too far off for the rocket apparatus to reach her, that the sea was getting up...
TOWED TO GRIMSBY At 3.41 p.m. on 6th September, 1964, the coastguard informed the coxswain superintendent that a cabin cruiser appeared to be in difficulties in the moderate seas off the coastguard station.
At 4.34 he...
On the 9th May the fishing-luggers Effrontery of Stonehaven and Snowdrop of Torry were in distress in a moderate gale from the N. and a heavy sea. The Life-boat was launched at 8.30 A.M. and escorted the boats into the harbour..
.— The Motor Life-boat William Evans was launched on the morning of the 12th December, on the receipt of an urgent appeal from Inishere Island for a doctor. No other suitable boat was available so the Life- boat took a doctor across.—No ex-...
THIS year the Institution will again have for sale two Christmas cards, one in colours, the other in black and white, and a pocket calendar.
The card in colour will show the Eastbourne life-boat Beryl Tollemache returning...
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On the 8th of December, 1954, three members of the crew of the Scar- borough life-boat lost their lives when the life-boat capsized at the entrance to the harbour. For a full account of this accident see page 9..
Peter Brookes and Colin Evans pulling away from the rest of the fleet to win the annual New Year five-mile row organised by Maldon Little Ship Club in Essex. The event raised LI, 000 for the RNLl.
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Under 'Dog's Luck' in the January Journal (page 9), the £350 reported to have been raised was, in fact, raised by the Mudeford ladies' life-boat guild. During the last financial year the Mudeford ladies handed...
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On 19th February, 1967, the life-boat John and Frances Macfarlane rescued the crew of the trawler Juniper of Aberdeen.
A full account of this service, for which special awards were made to the coxswain and crew, will appear...
(top right) A complete Atlantic 'service' was staged each day. Starting with the launch, seen here, and taking in the spectacular net recovery in the DoDo (Drive on Drive off) trolley it finished with the turning and repositioning of... - View image in PDF
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