Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. At 2.39 on the afternoon of the 24th of August, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a party of naturalists had gone to Scroby Sands in a longshore boat and a small motor boat in the...
Coxswain Kevin Kirkpatrick and locum Gp Christine bradshaw relive the dramatic rescue they performed in the 15m waves of the pentland firth Photos: Courtesy of Longbow Productions. - View image in PDF
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Thurso, Caithness-shire.—At 6.35 in the morning of the 25th of October, 1948, the Wick Coastguard telephoned that the s.s. Cantick Head, of Leith, was driving ashore in Thurso bay, and at 7.10 the motor life-boat H.C.J. was launched. A...
. . . while the farmer's sons and policemen tried to calm and control those waiting. With an incoming tide, time was against them.. - View image in PDF
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There are many types of volunteer at the RNLI – including Stuart Popham, who has taken up the role of chair. So who is the man at the helm of the charity?
Chairing a charity is quite a commitment – why did you choose to...
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FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
THE beautiful obverse of this medal, executed by L. C. WYON, Esq., represents the bust of QUEEN VICTORIA, Her Majesty's locks gracefully waving and gathered in a knot behind...
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Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—Very early on the morning of the 30th January, 1938, the watchman at Curracloe reported rockets between the Lucifer and Blackwater Light-vessels. A storm was blowing from the N.W. by W., and a heavy sea was...
Every Christmas and Easter for ten years Southport Mummers Group (with St George, the King of Egypt, Beelzebub and all the others) has toured the hostelries of South Lancashire with its ancient traditional plays to collect money for the... - View image in PDF
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AP R I L 1 S T - 2 N D . - S T O R N O W A Y , ISLAND OF LEWIS. During the forenoon of the 1st April, a strong easterly wind sprang up increasing to a whole gale, with a rough sea. The harbour was very congested with vessels taking shelter....
Carrickfergus, co. ANTRIM. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat station at Carrickfergus, on Belfast Lough, it being considered most important, in view of the great shipping...
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