HELICOPTER THERE Moelfre, Anglesey. At 2.55 p.m. on i6th May, 1965, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a small boat was in difficulties off Lligwy. At 3.5 the life-boat Watkin Williams launched in a gentle south-westerly...
After her righting trial City of London i.v hauled out again at Fairev's vard: a group of her builders were on board. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of David Trotter. - View image in PDF
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JAN. 2ND. - REDCAR, AND TEESMOUTH, YORKSHIRE. At about 9.45 A.M. the coastguard at Marske telephoned that a motor fishing vessel was in distress four miles north-east of Huntcliffe. She was the Success, of Whitby, with a crew of four. Her...
COXSWAIN Samuel Cunningham of Portrush, Mr. Thomas Carter and Mr.
Charles Henderson have received gifts from the James Michael Bower Endow- ment Fund established by the Peninsu- lar and Oriental Steam Navigation Company....
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The road between John O'Groats and Land's End is lined with gold—at least for charities it is. Andrew Jones (I) and Robert Denner (r), are seen here being given a send-off by the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Michael Murphy,... - View image in PDF
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No apologies for featuring RNLI fundraisers the Hythe Hookers again - these ladies are always seen to be up to something intriguing! On New Year's Day they dressed up as cops and robbers and took part in the annual Maldon little ship... - View image in PDF
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WINTERTON.—Shortly after 5 o'clock on the evening of the 12th March, the cutter rigged shrimping-boat Adeline, of Great Yarmouth, was observed to ship a sea, when about half a mile S.E. of Winterton, and to instantly founder. An alarm...
Youghal, Co. Cork. On the 13th of April, 1960, the local fleet of open salmon yawls were fishing at the entrance to the harbour. At 12.30 one of the boats was carried out into the rough confused water on the bar, and the life-boat Herbert...
Bridlington, Yorkshire. At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 25th of January, 1958, the honorary secretary was informed that the local motor fishing vessel Margaret had left the harbour at four o'clock to attend her lines and was...
MOTOR BOAT TOWED BACK TO HARBOUR Weymouth, Dorset. At ten o'clock on the night of Sunday the 18th August, 1963, the Wyke coastguard reported to the honorary secretary that a red flare had been seen a mile east of Grove Point. At 10.22...