Clovelly, North Devon.—At 10.20 on the night of the llth of May, 1956, the Hartland Point coastguard rang up to sav that Mr. Gade, the resident agent on Lundy Island, was anxious that his son-in-law should be taken to the mainland as soon as...
Flamborough, Yorkshire. — About 12.30 on the afternoon of the 13th of January, 1954, the coxswain felt anxious for the safety of three men in the local fishing coble Silver Line, who were fishing east-north-east of Flam- borough Head in bad...
A LIFE-BOAT AS HEARSE Valentia, Co. Kerry.—At 12.15 in the afternoon of January 12th, 1947, the Civic Guard asked that the life-boat should put out to Great Blasket Island and bring back the body of a man.
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The wannest drop in the ocean Abotdeof3-star Martell brandy is carried on every lifeboat in British waters for the comfort of survivors..
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Appledore, Devon. An account of the service by this life-boat on ist January, 1966, will appear in the next issue of THE LIFE-BOAT..
On 7th August, 1966, the life-boat St. Albans rescued a boy who had fallen over a cliff. An account of this service will appear in the March, 1967, number of THE LIFE-BOAT..
AN APPEAL has been launched in Nottinghamshire to raise £150,000 to fund a Brede type lifeboat to be named The Nottinghamshire. In support of the appeal, the ex-Scarborough 37ft Oakley lifeboat /. G. Graves of Sheffield (service...
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Completed picture: the final jigsaw piece was fitted to the Edinburgh lifeboat appeal on Wednesday August 14, 1985, when Tennent Caledonian Breweries handed over a cheque for £5,000, the final amount needed to achieve the appeal's... - View image in PDF
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JULY 7TH. - WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET. An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but the pilot reached the shore unaided.
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Shore-boats rescued 1,168 lives, for whose rescue the Institution rewarded the rescuers.
Auxiliary rescue-boats, established by the Institution, rescued 42 lives..
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